striate body

/ˌstraɪˈeɪt ˌbɑdi/
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Other forms: striate bodies

Definitions of striate body
  1. noun
    a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus
    synonyms: corpus striatum, striatum
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    type 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
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