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1. caudate_nucleus
noun. a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain.
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2. nucleus
noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction.
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- nucleus (English)
- nucleus (Latin)
3. nucleus
noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] a small group of indispensable persons or things.
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- nucleus (English)
- nucleus (Latin)
4. nucleus
noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] the positively charged dense center of an atom.
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- nucleus (English)
- nucleus (Latin)
6. caudate
adjective. (of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip.
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8. caudate
adjective. having a tail or taillike appendage.
9. nucleus
noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord.
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- nucleus (English)
- nucleus (Latin)