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    NUCLEUS NIGER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    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 diseaseplay

    Synonyms:

    locus niger; nucleus niger; substantia nigra

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("nucleus niger" is a kind of...):

    neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)

    Holonyms ("nucleus niger" is a part of...):

    mesencephalon; midbrain (the middle portion of the brain)

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