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substantia nigra

substantia nigra noun: a brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients.

Noun

substantia nigra (plural substantiae nigrae or substantia nigras)

  1. A brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients.
    • Their location was established in the 1950s as the substantia nigra, a layer of grey matter in the midbrain.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 551
    Synonyms:
    SN

substantia nigra meaning in Tamil and Arabic

substantia nigra in Tamil

மூளை, அடிக்கருவக இடைத்தசை

substantia nigra in Arabic

brain structure
مَادَّة سَوْدَاء

Synonyms of substantia nigra

Forms of substantia nigra

pluralsubstantiae nigrae
pluralsubstantia nigras

Origin of substantia nigra

Scientific Latin, from substantia (“substance”) + nigra (“black”).

Words formed from substantia nigra

Questions about substantia nigra

What does substantia nigra mean?
Substantia nigra means a brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients.
What is substantia nigra in Tamil?
Substantia nigra in Tamil is மூளை, அடிக்கருவக இடைத்தசை. See Substantia nigra meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is substantia nigra?
Substantia nigra is a noun.
What is the plural of substantia nigra?
The plural of substantia nigra is substantiae nigrae.

Words near substantia nigra in the dictionary

  1. substandard
  2. substandardly
  3. substandardness
  4. substant
  5. substantia innominata
  6. substantia nigra
  7. substantia nigras
  8. substantiability
  9. substantiable
  10. substantiae nigrae
  11. substantial

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