paleocortex
paleocortex · paleocortexes
A layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex…A layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex and archicortex, and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure
Meaning
1 sensesA layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex and archicortex, and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure
More definitions
- the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From paleo- + cortex.From paleo- + cortex.
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Forms
plural: paleocortexesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum:archipallium
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpaleocortical
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