claustrum

One entry found for claustrum.

Main Entry: claus·trum
Pronunciation: 'klos-tr&m, 'klaus-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural claus·tra /-tr&/
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, bar
: the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that consists of a thin lamina of gray matter separated from the lenticular nucleus by a layer of white matter