Meanings
plural lenticular nuclei · plural lenticular nucleuses
- anatomyEither one of two parts —one on each hemisphere— of the basal ganglia, which is roughly lens-shaped and having two parts which would correspond to two sides of a biconvex lens: the putamen and the globus pallidus (which face outboard and inboard, as it were, respectively).
Synonyms: lentiform nucleus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither one of two parts —one on each hemisphere— of the basal ganglia, which is roughly lens-shaped and having two parts which would correspond to two sides of a biconvex lens: the putamen and the globus pallidus (which face outboard and inboard, as it were, respectively).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum
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lenticular nucleus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lenticular%20nucleus
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