English

Noun

putamen ‎(plural putamens or putamina)

1. (anatomy) A round structure located at the base of the forebrain, regulating movement and learning.
   • 2009 February 6, Fiona McNab et al., “Changes in Cortical Dopamine D1 Receptor Binding Associated with Cognitive Training”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, DOI:10.1126/science.1166102, pages 800-802:

     For calculation of D2 BP, bilateral caudate and putamen ROIs were defined anatomically.

2. A hard, shell-like covering.
3. (botany) The shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit; endocarp.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /puˈtaː.men/, [pʊˈtaː.mẽ]

Noun

putāmen n ‎(genitive putāminis); third declension

1. cutting, clipping (that which is cut away)
2. shell, peel (removed from eggs, vegetables etc.)

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

References

• putamen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• putamen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “putamen”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.