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Definition: Globus Pallidus |
Globus PallidusNoun1. The inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | The representation of the phylogenetically oldest part of the corpus striatum called the paleostriatum. It forms the smaller, more medial part of the lentiform nucleus. (references) |
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Synonyms: Globus PallidusSynonyms: paleostriatum (n), pallidum (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Globus Pallidus |
| Specialty definitions using "globus pallidus": Entopeduncular Nucleus ♦ Substantia Innominata. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The pallidum is composed of the globus pallidus and the ventral pallidum. (references) | |
Some studies indicate that pallidotomy may improve symptoms of tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia, possibly by interrupting the neural pathway between the globus pallidus and the striatum or thalamus. (references) | ||
This and related procedures, such as thalamic stimulation, are coming back into favor for patients who have severe tremor or have the disease only on one side of the body. Investigators have also revived interest in a surgical procedure called pallidotomy in which a portion of the brain called the globus pallidus is lesioned. (references) | ||
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globus pallidus | 7 |
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| Language | Translations for "globus pallidus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | globus pallidus. (various references) | |
Dutch | globus pallidus, pars pallida nuclei lentiformis, palaeostriatum. (various references) | |
French | globus pallidus. (various references) | |
German | Globus pallidus, Pars pallida nuclei lentiformis, Pallidum. (various references) | |
Greek | ωχρή σφαίρα. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | obusglay alliduspay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | globo pálido. (various references) | |
Spanish | globus pallidus. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-g-i-l-l-l-o-p-s-s-u-u" | |
-5 letters: gladiolus. | |
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