1. nucleus

noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction.

Rhymes with Caudate Nucleus

Sentences with caudate-nucleus

1. Noun Phrase
The brain regions of the substantia nigra, basal ganglia and caudate nucleus-putamen are overstimulated in those with OCD.

2. nucleus

noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] a small group of indispensable persons or things.

3. nucleus

noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] the positively charged dense center of an atom.

4. caudate

noun. amphibians that resemble lizards.

5. caudate

adjective. having a tail or taillike appendage.

6. caudate

adjective. (of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip.

7. caudate

noun. a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain.

8. nucleus

noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord.

9. nucleus

noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex.

10. nucleus

noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəs'] (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail.