GLOBUS PALLIDUS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does globus pallidus mean? 

• GLOBUS PALLIDUS (noun)
  The noun GLOBUS PALLIDUS has 1 sense:

1. the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus

  Familiarity information: GLOBUS PALLIDUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLOBUS PALLIDUS (noun)

Meaning:

The inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

globus pallidus; paleostriatum; pallidum

Hypernyms ("globus pallidus" is a kind of...):

basal ganglion (any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement)

Holonyms ("globus pallidus" is a part of...):

lenticular nucleus; lentiform nucleus (a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum)