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caudate nucleus

noun

Definition of caudate nucleus

: the most medial of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere

— called also caudate

First Known Use of caudate nucleus

1902, in the meaning defined above

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caudate nucleus

noun

Medical Definition of caudate nucleus

: the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that comprises a mass of gray matter in the corpus striatum, forms part of the floor of the lateral ventricle, and is separated from the lentiform nucleus by the internal capsule

— called also caudate

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