CORPUS STRIATUM (corpora striata)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: corpora striata   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does corpus striatum mean? 

• CORPUS STRIATUM (noun)
  The noun CORPUS STRIATUM has 1 sense:

1. a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus

  Familiarity information: CORPUS STRIATUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORPUS STRIATUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

corpus striatum; striate body; striatum

Hypernyms ("corpus striatum" is a kind of...):

basal ganglion (any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement)

Meronyms (parts of "corpus striatum"):

caudate; caudate nucleus (a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain)

lenticular nucleus; lentiform nucleus (a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum)

 Context examples 

The representation of the phylogenetically oldest part of the corpus striatum called the paleostriatum.

(Globus Pallidus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Bromocriptine selectively binds to and activates postsynaptic dopamine D2 receptors in the corpus striatum of the central nervous system (CNS).

(Bromocriptine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

Bromocriptine selectively binds to and activates the postsynaptic dopamine D2-like receptors in the corpus striatum of the central nervous system (CNS).

(Bromocriptine, NCI Thesaurus)

This drug also binds to dopamine D2 receptors in the corpus striatum, thereby mimicking the actions of dopamine on motor control.

(Cabergoline, NCI Thesaurus)