CLAUSTRA

Noun

claustra

plural of claustrum

Source: Wiktionary


CLAUSTRUM

Claus"trum, n.; pl. Claustra. Etym: [L., a bolt or bar.] (Anat.)

Definition: A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemiphere of the brain of man.

– Claus"tral, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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