basal ganglia

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pl n

the thalamus together with other closely related masses of grey matter, situated near the base of the brain

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Words nearby basal ganglia

basal cell carcinoma, basal cell nevus, basal-cell nevus syndrome, basal conglomerate, basal disk, basal ganglia, basal ganglion, basal granule, basal joint reflex, basal lamina, basal layer

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How to use basal ganglia in a sentence

Coffee Consumption Associated with Decreased Risk for Basal-Cell Carcinoma.
Can Coffee Save Your Life?|Anneli Rufus|October 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The mother lode he turned to was the ganglia of so-called feeder funds.
The Madoff Victims Who Came Out Ahead|Edward Jay Epstein|July 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It makes out of the savage raw material which is our basal mental stuff, a citizen.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The specimens from Honduras have a basal cusp on the hinder edge of the lower canine.
A Synopsis of the American Bats of the Genus Pipistrellus|Walter W. Dalquest

Prothorax two-thirds wider than long, sides parallel in basal half, convergent anteriorly.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, March 1917|Various
Small collections of nerve cells, called ganglia, are found in all parts of the body.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
The actual performance of the action is then taken up by the cerebellum, medulla, and spinal ganglia.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter

Medical definitions for basal ganglia

basal ganglia

pl.n.

The caudate and lentiform nuclei of the brain and the cell groups associated with them, considered as a group.

All of the large masses of gray matter at the base of the cerebral hemisphere. No longer in technical use.