Usually means: Brain region critical for movement.
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  1. substantia nigra: Merriam-Webster
  2. substantia nigra: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. substantia nigra: Collins English Dictionary
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  5. substantia nigra: Wiktionary
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  8. Substantia Nigra, Substantia nigra: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. substantia nigra: Rhymezone
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  12. substantia nigra: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. substantia nigra: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (substantia nigra)

noun:  (anatomy) A brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients.

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