nucleus niger

Noun

Meaning

a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

substantia nigra locus niger

Hypernyms

neural structure

Close letter words and terms

nucleus cowry nucleus cowry, nucleus cowrie nucleus globosus nucleus of society nucleus of the cell nucleus pulposus