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Record 1 2011-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

An elongated curved mass of gray matter, consisting of an anterior thick portion, the caput or head, which protrudes into the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle, a portion extending along the floor of the body of the lateral ventricle, known as the corpus, and an elongated curved thin portion, the cauda or tail, which curves downward, backward, and forward in the temporal lobe in the wall of the lateral ventricle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Noyaux gris central, en forme de fer à cheval ouvert en avant. Il s'enroule autour du thalamus, repose sur sa face supérieure, puis descend en arrière du thalamus. Il se continue en avant dans le lobe temporal.

OBS

Ancienne nomenclature : noyau intraventriculaire du corps strié.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Botany
DEF

Having a tail-like terminal appendage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Botanique
DEF

[Se dit d'un] organe muni d'appendice en forme de queue.

Spanish

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