cortex
The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brainThe outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
» The cerebral cortex is the brain's outer layer.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
Rinde, Cortex, Kortex
кораkora
the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
(uncountable)The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
(countable, uncountable)The outer surface of a piece of flint.
Examples
3 sentencesThe cerebral cortex is the brain's outer layer.
The cerebral cortex is made up of gray matter.
ruКора головного мозга состоит из серого вещества.
Sensory information has to travel through the thalamus before arriving at the somatosensory cortex.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin cortex (“cork, bark”).Borrowed from Latin cortex (“cork, bark”).
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Forms
plural: cortexes / corticesSynonyms
4 synonyms- the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus:lens cortex
- the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum:cerebral cortexcerebral mantlepallium
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable