Putamen: [TA] The outer, larger, and darker gray of the three portions into which the lenticular nucleus is divided by laminae of white fibers; it is connected with the caudate nucleus by bridging bands of gray substance that penetrate the internal capsule. Its histologic structure is similar to that of the caudate nucleus together with which it composes the striatum.striate body, lenticular nucleus. [L. that which falls off in pruning, fr. puto, to prune]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Putamen: the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Putamen: largest and most lateral of the basal ganglia lying between the lateral medullary lamina of the globus pallidus and the external capsule; it is part of the neostriatum and forms part of the lentiform nucleus along with the globus pallidus; lesions of the putamen produce athetoid movements on the opposite side of the body.
Source: CRISP
Putamen: The largest and most lateral of the basal ganglia lying between the lateral medullary lamina of the globus pallidus and the external capsule. It is part of the neostriatum and forms part of the lentiform nucleus along with the globus pallidus.
Source: MeSH 2007
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Source - CRISP
Source - WordNet 2.1
The following list attempts to classify Putamen into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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