basal ganglion vs amygdaloid nucleus

basal ganglion and amygdaloid nucleus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
basal ganglion	Yes	No	No	No
amygdaloid nucleus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, amygdaloid nucleus is a hyponym of basal ganglion; that is, amygdaloid nucleus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than basal ganglion:

basal ganglion: 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
amygdaloid nucleus: an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior

Other hyponyms of basal ganglion include amygdala, corpus amygdaloideum, caudate, caudate nucleus, claustrum, lenticular nucleus, lentiform nucleus, globus pallidus, paleostriatum, pallidum, putamen, corpus striatum, striate body, striatum.

basal ganglion (noun)	amygdaloid nucleus (noun)
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	an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior

basal ganglion vs amygdaloid nucleus

basal ganglion and amygdaloid nucleus both are nouns.

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