Putamen

[pju:'teimәn]

Definition

(noun.) the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus.

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Definition

(n.) The shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit. See Endocarp.

Editor: Pedro

Definition

n. the hard bony stone of some fruits—cherry peach &c.: the soft shell of an egg: the outer and darker portion of the lenticular nucleus of the brain.

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