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Meaning of CLAUSTRUM

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 Definition: [n]  a layer of gray matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus
 
 See Also: basal ganglion

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Claus"trum\, n.; pl. {Claustra}. [L., a bolt or bar.]
(Anat.)
A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of
the brain of man. -- {Claus"tral}, a.

 

 

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