substantia nigra en · NOUN
Etymology
Scientific Latin, from substantia (“substance”) + nigra (“black”).
Meanings
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A brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients.
Their location was established in the 1950s as the substantia nigra, a layer of grey matter in the midbrain.
1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 551:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| substantiae nigrae | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| substantia nigras | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Meronyms
pars reticulata (midbrain brain structure) · pars compacta (midbrain brain structure)
Synonyms
Translations (12)
el μέλαινα ουσία (brain structure) · ru чёрная субста́нция (brain structure) · fr substantia nigra (brain structure) · tr kara madde (brain structure) · pl istota czarna (brain structure) · ar مَادَّة سَوْدَاء (brain structure) · ja 黒質 (brain structure) · fi mustatumake (brain structure) · la substantia nigra (brain structure) · cmn 黑質 /黑质 (brain structure) · tr siyah madde (brain structure) · de Substantia nigra (brain structure)