Medical Definition of External capsule

1. A thin lamina of white substance separating the claustrum from the putamen. It joins the internal capsule at either extremity of the putamen, forming a capsule of white matter external to the lenticular nucleus. Synonym: capsula externa, periclaustral lamina. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of External Capsule

external anal sphincter
external angle
external aperture of cochlear canaliculus
external aperture of vestibular aqueduct
external arcuate fibres
external artery of nose
external auditory canal
external auditory foramen
external auditory meatus
external axis of eye
external base of skull
external body part
external branch of accessory nerve
external branch of superior laryngeal nerve
external canthus
external capsule (current term)
external carotid
external carotid artery
external carotid nerves
external carotid plexus
external cause
external causes
external cephalic version
external collateral ligament of wrist
external conflict
external coupling
external couplings

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