Definition
The plural of claustrum; multiple enclosed spaces, cloisters, or in anatomy, the thin walls separating brain structures.
Etymology
Direct Latin plural of claustrum. In medieval ecclesiastical use, referred to multiple monastery areas; now primarily used in neuroscience.
Kelly Says
Your brain has literal 'claustra'—anatomists borrowed the Latin word for monastery to describe the brain's compartments, because both enclose and protect something precious.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
claustra
klau-stra
ARالعربية
كلاو سترا
klau-satra
BNবাংলা
claustra
klau-stra
CACatalà
claustra
klau-stra
CSČeština
claustra
klau-stra
DADansk
claustra
klau-stra
DEDeutsch
Claustra
klau-stra
ELΕλληνικά
claustra
klau-stra
ESEspañol
claustra
klau-stra
FAفارسی
claustra
klau-stra
FISuomi
claustra
klau-stra
FRFrançais
claustra
klau-stra
HEעברית
claustra
klau-stra
HIहिन्दी
क्लाउस्ट्रा
klau-stra
HUMagyar
claustra
klau-stra
IDBahasa Indonesia
claustra
klau-stra
ITItaliano
claustra
klau-stra
KO한국어
클라우스트라
keullauseutra
MSBahasa Melayu
claustra
klau-stra
MYမြန်မာ
claustra
klau-stra
NLNederlands
claustra
klau-stra
NONorsk
claustra
klau-stra
PLPolski
claustra
klau-stra
PTPortuguês
claustra
klau-stra
RORomână
claustra
klau-stra
RUРусский
claustra
klau-stra
SVSvenska
claustra
klau-stra
SWKiswahili
claustra
klau-stra
TAதமிழ்
claustra
klau-stra
TEతెలుగు
claustra
klau-stra
TRTürkçe
claustra
klau-stra
UKУкраїнська
claustra
klau-stra
URاردو
claustra
klau-stra
VITiếng Việt
claustra
klau-stra
ZH中文
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