Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun substantia_nigra

1 sense of substantia nigra

Sense 1
substantia nigra, nucleus niger, locus niger -- (a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease)
       => neural structure -- (a structure that is part of the nervous system)