substantia nigra
noun
sub·stan·tia ni·gra
| \ səb-ˌstan(t)-shē-ə-ˈnī-grə
, -ˈni-\
, -ˈni-\
plural substantiae nigrae\ səb-ˌstan(t)-chē-ˌē-ˈnī-(ˌ)grē
, -ˈni- \
, -ˈni- \
Definition of substantia nigra
: a layer of deeply pigmented gray matter situated in the midbrain and containing the cell bodies of a tract of dopamine-producing nerve cells whose secretion tends to be deficient in Parkinson's disease
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substantia nigra
noun
sub·stan·tia ni·gra
| \ səb-ˌstan-chē-ə-ˈnī-grə
, -ˈnig-rə
\
, -ˈnig-rə
\
plural substantiae nigrae\ -chē-ˌē-ˈnī-(ˌ)grē
, -ˈnig-(ˌ)rē
\
, -ˈnig-(ˌ)rē
\
Medical Definition of substantia nigra
: a layer of deeply pigmented gray matter situated in the midbrain and containing the cell bodies of a tract of dopamine-producing nerve cells whose secretion tends to be deficient in Parkinson's disease