Parastriate
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Beyond or over the striatum not-comparable
"This pattern of grey matter atrophy included the parastriate and peristriate occipital lobe cortices (BA18 and BA19 respectively) and the posterior part of the temporal lobes (superior temporal gyrus BA22, BA41) and of parietal lobes (angular gyrus BA39, precuneus and superior parietal lobule BA7)."
Example
More examples"This pattern of grey matter atrophy included the parastriate and peristriate occipital lobe cortices (BA18 and BA19 respectively) and the posterior part of the temporal lobes (superior temporal gyrus BA22, BA41) and of parietal lobes (angular gyrus BA39, precuneus and superior parietal lobule BA7)."
Etymology
From para- + striate.
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