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putamen

/pjuːˈteɪ.mən/

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noun

/pjuːˈteɪ.mən/C2formalmedical
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее внешнюю красноватую часть чечевицеобразного ядра — структуры мозга, участвующей в контроле движений и обучении.

A noun referring to the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus, a structure within the brain involved in motor control and learning.

  1. Brain structureC2formalmedical

    The outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus, involved in motor control and learning.

    ruСкорлупа

    • The putamen plays a key role in regulating movement.
    • Damage to the putamen can lead to motor disorders.
    • Neuroimaging studies often examine the putamen in Parkinson's disease.
Forms
  • putamina plural form
  • putamina's possessive plural form
  • putamen's possessive singular form