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Definition of Basal ganglion
1. Noun. Any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement.
Group relationships: Corticospinal Tract, Pyramidal Motor System, Pyramidal Tract, Betweenbrain, Diencephalon, Interbrain, Thalmencephalon
Specialized synonyms: Amygdala, Amygdaloid Nucleus, Corpus Amygdaloideum, Caudate, Caudate Nucleus, Claustrum, Lenticular Nucleus, Lentiform Nucleus, Globus Pallidus, Paleostriatum, Pallidum, Putamen, Corpus Striatum, Striate Body, Striatum
Definition of Basal ganglion
1. Noun. (neuroanatomy) Any of a group of nuclei in the brain interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalamus and brainstem ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Basal Ganglion
Literary usage of Basal ganglion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanism of Man: An Answer to the Question, what Am I? A Popular by Edward William Cox (1879)
"Above this basal ganglion, but connected with it, is a ganglion which anatomists
... From this great basal ganglion small white threads radiate into the two ..."
2. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London by Microscopical Society of London (1861)
"4 represents the same from the extremity of a branch, giving origin to only two
as yet un- branched twigs. In these figures, G is the basal ganglion of the ..."
3. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"Herrick, m studying a section of the basal ganglion of amphibia which he calls
the amygdala, follows the relations of Jacobson's organ through the ..."
4. Lang's German-English Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Allied by Hugo Lang, Milton Kayton Meyers (1913)
"basal, basilar, basement Basal -arterie,/. basilar artery Basal-fraktur,/.
fracture of the base (of the skull) Basal-ganglion, и. basal ganglion (of brain) ..."
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