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Answer for the clue "A layer of gray matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus ", 9 letters:
claustrum

Word definitions for claustrum in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The claustrum is a thin, irregular, sheet of neurons that is attached to the underside of the neocortex in the center of the brain . It is suspected to be present in the brains of all mammals . The claustrum is a fraction of a millimetre to a few millimetres ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) A thin lamina of grey matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the human brain.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a layer of gray matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Claustrum \Claus"trum\, n.; pl. Claustra . [L., a bolt or bar.] (Anat.) A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man. -- Claus"tral , a.