lenticulostriate

lenticulostriate

English

Etymology

lenticulo- +‎ striate

Adjective

lenticulostriate (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to the lentiform nucleus and the striatum
   • 2015 October 22, “Cardioembolism and Involvement of the Insular Cortex in Patients with Ischemic Stroke”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0139540:

     The adjacent region included the operculum, lenticulostriate nucleus, extreme capsule, and claustrum, whereas the remote region involved other areas within the MCA territory except for those assigned to the adjacent region.

2. (anatomy) Relating to the lenticulostriate arteries (a group of small arteries arising at the commencement of the middle cerebral artery) or the territory supplied by those arteries.

   lenticulostriate infarction

Synonyms

• lenticulostriatal

Translations

relating to the lentiform nucleus and the striatum

Spanish: lenticuloestriado

Noun

lenticulostriate (plural lenticulostriates)

1. A lenticulostriate artery