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Noun: caudate nucleus
  1. A tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
    "The caudate nucleus plays a role in learning and memory";
    - caudate

Derived forms: caudate nuclei

Type of: basal ganglion

Part of: corpus striatum, striate body, striatum

Encyclopedia: Caudate nucleus