PALLIDUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pallidum mean? 

• PALLIDUM (noun)
  The noun PALLIDUM has 1 sense:

1. the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus

  Familiarity information: PALLIDUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PALLIDUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

globus pallidus; paleostriatum; pallidum

Hypernyms ("pallidum" 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)

Holonyms ("pallidum" is a part of...):

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 

Infection of the brain or spinal cord by Treponema pallidum.

(Neurosyphilis, NCI Thesaurus)

A stage of syphilis characterized by the serologic evidence of infection by Treponema pallidum without evidence of accompanying signs or symptoms related to the disease.

(Latent Syphilis, NCI Thesaurus)

An enzyme immunoassay for the detection of the bacteria Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis.

(Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption, NCI Thesaurus)

A life-threatening bacterial infection of the newborn caused by Treponema pallidum.

(Congenital Syphilis, NCI Thesaurus)

Within these studies, MRI scans measured each participant's overall brain volume plus the volume of seven brain regions thought to be linked to ADHD: the pallidum, thalamus, caudate nucleus, putamen, nucleus accumbens, amygdala and hippocampus.

(Brains of Those with ADHD Show Smaller Structures Related to Emotion, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)