corticostriatal

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a striatum

OriginEnglish striatal ← Latin cortex ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →
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Meanings

adjectivecorticostriatal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a striatum

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
  4. Latincortex
  5. Englishcortico-
  6. Englishstriatal
  7. Englishcorticostriatal

From cortico- + striatal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

striatocortical
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APA

corticostriatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticostriatal

MLA

“corticostriatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticostriatal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corticostriatal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticostriatal.

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