SUBSTANTIA NIGRA


Meaning of SUBSTANTIA NIGRA in English

/seuhb stan"shee euh nuy"greuh, nig"reuh/ , pl. substantiae nigrae /sub stan"shee ee' nuy"gree, nig"ree/ , substantia nigras .

a deeply pigmented area of the midbrain containing dopamine-producing nerve cells.

[ 1880-85; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .