First Known Use: 1877
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putamen
noun pu·ta·men \pyü-ˈtā-mən\
Definition of PUTAMEN
: the large dark lateral part of the basal ganglion which comprises the external portion of the corpus striatum and which has connections to the caudate nucleus
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Origin of PUTAMEN
New Latin, from Latin, hard outer covering, shell, from putare to clean, prune
Medical Dictionary
putamen
noun pu·ta·men \pyü-ˈtā-mən\
plural pu·tam·i·na \-ˈtam-ə-nə\
Medical Definition of PUTAMEN
: an outer reddish layer of gray matter in the lentiform nucleus
—pu·tam·i·nous \-ˈtam-ə-nəs\ adjective
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