GLOBUS PALLIDUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does globus pallidus mean? 

• GLOBUS PALLIDUS (noun)
  The noun GLOBUS PALLIDUS has 1 sense:

1. the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus

  Familiarity information: GLOBUS PALLIDUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLOBUS PALLIDUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

globus pallidus; paleostriatum; pallidum

Hypernyms ("globus pallidus" is a kind of...):

basal ganglion (any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement)

Holonyms ("globus pallidus" is a part of...):

lenticular nucleus; lentiform nucleus (a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum)

 Context examples 

The portion of the brain consisting of the neostriatum and globus pallidus.

(Corpus Striatum, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Striped gray and white matter consisting of the neostriatum and paleostriatum (globus pallidus).

(Corpus Striatum, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The arteries branching off of the proximal middle cerebral artery that supply the medial region of the putamen and the globus pallidus.

(Medial Lenticulostriate Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

Clusters of neurons comprising the globus pallidus, putamen, caudate, nucleus accumbens, substantia nigra and subthalamic nucleus.

(Basal Ganglia, NCI Thesaurus)

A very rare congenital brain defect in which the cerebral cortex, striatum, globus pallidus, thalamus, hypothalamus, and eyes are absent or rudimentary.

(Aprosencephaly, NCI Thesaurus)

One of two arteries (anterior and posterior choroidal artery) that supply blood to the choroid plexus, optic tract, hippocampus, globus pallidus, and other various brain regions.

(Choroidal Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A large, cone-shaped area of gray matter within the basal ganglia comprised of the globus pallidus and putamen that is surrounded primarily by the caudate nucleus and the thalamus.

(Lenticular Nucleus, NCI Thesaurus)