Medical Dictionary
lentiform nucleus
noun
Medical Definition of LENTIFORM NUCLEUS
: the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that comprises the larger and external nucleus of the corpus striatum including the outer reddish putamen and two inner pale yellow globular masses constituting the globus pallidus—called also lenticular nucleus
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