basal ganglion vs caudate

caudate vs basal ganglion

basal ganglion and caudate both are nouns.

basal ganglion is not an adjective while caudate is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
basal ganglion	Yes	No	No	No
caudate	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, caudate is a hyponym of basal ganglion; that is, caudate 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
caudate: a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain

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

basal ganglion (noun)	caudate (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	amphibians that resemble lizards
	a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain

basal ganglion (adjective)	caudate (adjective)
	having a tail or taillike appendage
	(of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip

Difference between basal ganglion and caudate

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