basal ganglion, n.
any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement
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basal ganglion
semantic pointers
hypernym
part holonym
pyramidal tract, pyramidal motor system, corticospinal tract
diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon
hyponym