claustrum
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claustrum
[klaws´trum] (pl. claus´tra) (L.)the thin layer of gray matter lateral to the external capsule of the lentiform nucleus, separating it from the white matter of the insula.
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claus·trum
, pl.claus·tra
(klaws'trŭm, klaws'tră),1. One of several anatomic structures bearing a resemblance to a barrier.
2. A thin, vertically placed lamina of gray matter lying close to the putamen, from which it is separated by the external capsule. Claustrum consists of two parts: 1) an insular part and 2) a temporal part between putamen and the temporal lobe. Cells of the claustrum have reciprocal connections with sensory areas of the cerebral cortex.
[L. barrier]
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claustrum
(klô′strəm, klou′-)n. pl. claus·tra (-trə)
Any of several anatomical structures resembling a barrier, especially the thin vertical layer of gray matter of the brain that lies close to the outer portion of the lentiform nucleus, from which it is separated by the external capsule.
claus′tral adj.
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claus·trum
, pl. claustra (klaws'trŭm, -tră) [TA]1. One of several anatomic structures bearing a resemblance to a barrier.
2. [TA] A thin, vertically placed lamina of gray matter lying close to the putamen, from which it is separated by the external capsule. Cells of the claustrum have reciprocal connections with sensory areas of the cerebral cortex.
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claustrum
Any structure resembling a barrier.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
claus·trum
, pl. claustra (klaws'trŭm, -tră) [TA]One of several anatomic structures bearing a resemblance to a barrier.
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