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nigral

nigral adjective: of or pertaining to the substantia nigra.

Adjective

nigral (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the substantia nigra
    • Functional specificity of intrastriatal nigral grafts1999, Roger A. Barker, Stephen B. Dunnett, Neural repair, transplantation, and rehabilitation, page 84

Origin of nigral

From nigra + -al.

Words formed from nigral

Questions about nigral

What does nigral mean?
Nigral means of or pertaining to the substantia nigra.
What part of speech is nigral?
Nigral is an adjective.

Words near nigral in the dictionary

  1. nigori
  2. nigorobuna
  3. nigostriatal
  4. NigP
  5. nigra
  6. nigral
  7. nigranilin
  8. nigraniline
  9. nigras
  10. nigre
  11. nigredo

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