WordNet: locus niger, nucleus niger, substantia nigra
a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease
- hypernym neural structure
- part holonym mesencephalon, midbrain
locus niger
- (suomi) locus niger (synonyymi)
nucleus niger
- (suomi) nucleus niger (synonyymi)
- (suomi) tummasolut (synonyymi)
substantia nigra
- (suomi) substantia nigra (synonyymi)