cortex

Noun

Meaning

Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.

Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.

The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cerebral cortex pallium cerebral mantle lens cortex cora cork peel noggin buckler test coat husk meristem cambium layer
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Antonyms

medulla center base basis inside middle
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Hypernyms

neural structure animal tissue plant tissue

Hyponyms

neocortex archipallium paleocortex adrenal cortex neopallium renal cortex

Phrases with the word

striate cortex brain cortex lobe olfactory cortex brain cortex temporal cortex lobe of cerebral cortex

Derivatives

cortices

Examples

A climbing fiber gives off collaterals to the deep cerebellar nuclei before entering the cerebellar cortex, where it splits into about 10 terminal branches, each of which gives input to a single Purkinje cell. Source: Internet

A dastardly mutant combination of Dr. Neo Cortex, N. Gin, Tiny Tiger, and Dingodile, this character from Crash Bandicoot history is tailor made to give the competition the heebie-jeebies. Source: Internet

Adrenarche is independent of ACTH or gonadotropins and correlates with a progressive thickening of the zona reticularis layer of the cortex. Source: Internet

Among the elements that make up this system is 2-AG, a molecule that helps to regulate how the amygdala and frontal cortex interact. Source: Internet

Although the inferior olive lies in the medulla oblongata and receives input from the spinal cord, brainstem and cerebral cortex, its output goes entirely to the cerebellum. Source: Internet

After the burst of activity the blood flow to the cerebral cortex in the area affected is decreased for two to six hours. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

corten steel Corter cortes cortex cerebri cortex glandulae suprarenalis cortex of brain