Paleostriatum
paleostriatum pa·le·o·stri·a·tum (pā’lē-ō-strī-ā’təm)
n.
The phylogenetically old part of the striate body, corresponding to the globus pallidus.
pa’le·o·stri·a’tal (-āt’l) adj.
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