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cortex

DEFINITIONS OF: cortex

1

n the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

Antonyms:
medulla
the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal
Types:
adrenal cortex
the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones
renal cortex
the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules
Type of:
animal tissue
the tissue in the bodies of animals
plant tissue
the tissue of a plant

n the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

Synonyms:
cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium
Types:
neocortex, neopallium
the cortical part of the neencephalon
archipallium, paleocortex
the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
Type of:
neural structure
a structure that is part of the nervous system

n the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus

Synonyms:
lens cortex
Type of:
animal tissue
the tissue in the bodies of animals
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