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claustrum

[ klaw-struhm, klou- ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural claus·tra [klaw, -str, uh, klou, -].


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Word History and Origins

Origin of claustrum1

1840–50; < New Latin; Latin: bolt, barrier, equivalent to claud ( ere ) to close, shut + -trum instrumental suffix; cloister

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