SUBSTANTIA NIGRA


Meaning of SUBSTANTIA NIGRA in English

-ˈnīgrə, -ˈnig- noun

( plural substantiae ni·grae -(ˌ)grē)

Etymology: New Latin, literally, black substance

: a layer of deeply pigmented gray matter in the midbrain separating the cerebral peduncles from the tegmentum above

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