putamen
pu·ta·men
noun \pyü-ˈtā-mən\Definition of PUTAMEN
: the large dark lateral part of the basal ganglion which comprises the external portion of the corpus striatum and which has connections to the caudate nucleus
Origin of PUTAMEN
New Latin, from Latin, hard outer covering, shell, from putare to clean, prune
First Known Use: 1890
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