basal ganglia

basal ganglia definition - medical

basal ganglia

plural noun
  1. The caudate and lentiform nuclei of the brain and the cell groups associated with them, considered as a group.
  2. All of the large masses of gray matter at the base of the cerebral hemisphere. No longer in technical use.

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