corpus striatum

[ kawr-puhs strahy-ey-tuhm ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural cor·po·ra stri·a·ta [kawr, -per-, uh, strahy-, ey, -t, uh].

1. a mass of gray matter beneath the cortex and in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere.

corpus striatum

/ straɪˈeɪtəm /

noun

1. a striped mass of white and grey matter situated in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere

Word History and Origins

Origin of corpus striatum¹

1850–55; < New Latin: striated body

Word History and Origins

Origin of corpus striatum¹

New Latin, literally: striated body

Example Sentences

The drug reduced the mutant protein in key brain regions, including the cortex and the corpus striatum, a deeper brain structure that is the disease’s first target.

From Science Magazine

Quite different would it be should one of the small arteries of the brain, the lenticulo-striate, for example, which supplies the corpus striatum, become the seat of a thrombosis or embolism caused by arteriosclerosis.

From Project Gutenberg

The anterior cornu has the anterior end of the corpus striatum projecting into it.

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The optic thalamus is indicated in the engraving, but the corpus striatum, being more exterior and anterior, does not appear.

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The 'olfactory', or first pair of nerves, have a double origin, namely, from the 'corpus striatum' and the base of the 'corpus callosum'.

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