caudate nucleus

English

Noun

caudate nucleus (plural caudate nuclei)

1. (neuroanatomy) a nucleus within each hemisphere of the brain, sitting astride the thalamus and located near the center of the brain.

Holonyms

• basal ganglia
• corpus striatum, striatum

Translations

nucleus within each hemisphere of the brain

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尾狀核／尾状核 (wěizhuànghé)

• Japanese: 尾状核 (びじょうかく, bijōkaku)
• Spanish: núcleo caudado (es) m