PALEOSTRIATUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paleostriatum mean? 

• PALEOSTRIATUM (noun)
  The noun PALEOSTRIATUM has 1 sense:

1. the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus

  Familiarity information: PALEOSTRIATUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PALEOSTRIATUM (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 ("paleostriatum" 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 ("paleostriatum" 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 representation of the phylogenetically oldest part of the corpus striatum called the paleostriatum.

(Globus Pallidus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

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

(Corpus Striatum, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)