claustrum

noun
/ˈklɔːstɹəm/UK

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin claustrum (“a bolt, bar”). Doublet of cloister.

  1. derived from claustrum — “a bolt, bar

Definitions

  1. A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both…

    A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:claustrum.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for claustrum. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA