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nigrosome

nigrosome noun: a small cluster of dopaminergic cells within the substantia nigra.

Noun

nigrosome (plural nigrosomes)

  1. A small cluster of dopaminergic cells within the substantia nigra

Forms of nigrosome

pluralnigrosomes

Questions about nigrosome

What does nigrosome mean?
Nigrosome means a small cluster of dopaminergic cells within the substantia nigra.
What part of speech is nigrosome?
Nigrosome is a noun.
What is the plural of nigrosome?
The plural of nigrosome is nigrosomes.

Words near nigrosome in the dictionary

  1. nigrosin
  2. nigrosine
  3. nigrosines
  4. nigrosins
  5. nigrosomal
  6. nigrosome
  7. nigrosomes
  8. nigrostriata
  9. nigrostriatal
  10. nigrostriatally
  11. nigrostriatum

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