pallidumn.
/ˈpalɪdəm/, U.S. /ˈpæləd(ə)m/ Anatomy.
= globus pallidus n.
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1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 473/1 Pallidum, the globus pallidus of the brain.
1925 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 98 352 There are other parts of the brain, which have probably also an influence on body posture... In the first place the striatum and pallidum may be mentioned in this connection.
1948 A. Brodal Neurol. Anat. iv. 73 The globus pallidus, or pallidum as it is often called, forms the medial part of the lentiform nucleus and has got its name from its pale colour as compared with the putamen and caudate nucleus.
1968 Brain 91 394 The pallidum for instance potentiates and directs the effects of ‘information’ from muscles, labyrinths and eyes, so integrating postural reflexes.
1998 Brit. Med. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 25 Apr. 1259 Both the subthalamic nucleus and the internal pallidum are overactive in parkinsonism.
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