pallidum

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noun

The globus pallidus.

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Meanings

nounpallidum (plural pallida or pallidums)

plural pallida · plural pallidums

  1. anatomyThe globus pallidus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpallidus“pale yellow-green”
  2. Englishpallidum

From Latin pallidus (“pale yellow-green”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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