Defenition of the word cortex

• Defenition of the word cortex

  • Outermost or superficial layer of an organ, and especially in the brain.
  • the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
  • the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
  • the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
  • the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

Synonyms for the word cortex

• • cerebral cortex
  • cerebral mantle
  • pallium

Meronymys for the word cortex

• • cerebrum
  • cortical area
  • cortical region
  • frontal lobe
  • Golgi cell
  • Golgi's cell
  • gray matter
  • gray substance
  • grey matter
  • grey substance
  • occipital lobe
  • parietal lobe
  • substantia grisea
  • temporal lobe

Hyponyms for the word cortex

• • adrenal cortex
  • archipallium
  • neocortex
  • neopallium
  • paleocortex
  • renal cortex

Hypernyms for the word cortex

• • animal tissue
  • neural structure
  • plant tissue

Antonyms for the word cortex

• • medulla

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