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striatum
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striatum /stri·a·tum/ (stri-a´tum) corpus striatum.stria´tal
stri·a·tum (str-tm)
n. pl. stri·a·ta (-t)
A collective term for the caudate nucleus, the putamen, and the globus pallidus, which form the corpus striatum.
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