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substantia nigra

American  
[suhb-stan-shee-uh nahy-gruh, nig-ruh] / səbˈstæn ʃi ə ˈnaɪ grə, ˈnɪg rə /

noun

PLURAL

substantiae nigrae, substantia nigras

  1. a deeply pigmented area of the midbrain containing dopamine-producing nerve cells.

substantia nigra British  
/ səbˈstænʃə ˈnaɪɡrə /

noun

  1. a layer of grey matter in the brain that produces dopamine and contains pigmented nerve cells, loss of which has been associated with Parkinson's disease

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Etymology

Origin of substantia nigra

1880–85; < New Latin: black substance

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