ALL meanings of cortex
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C c - countable noun cortex The cortex of the brain or of another organ is its outer layer. 3
- noun cortex the outer layer of any organ or part, such as the grey matter in the brain that covers the cerebrum (cerebral cortex) or the outer part of the kidney (renal cortex) 3
- noun cortex the unspecialized tissue in plant stems and roots between the vascular bundles and the epidermis 3
- noun cortex the outer layer of a part such as the bark of a stem 3
- noun cortex the outer part or external layers of an internal organ, as of the kidney or the adrenal glands 3
- noun cortex the outer layer of gray matter over most of the brain 3
- noun cortex a layer of tissue in the roots and stems of dicotyledonous plants, located between the stele and epidermis 3
- noun cortex any layer of stem tissue external to the xylem 3
- noun cortex an outer layer of tissue in certain algae, lichens, and fungi 3
- noun cortex the bark or rind of a plant 3
- noun cortex (countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain. 1
- noun cortex anatomy: outer layer of internal organ 1
- noun cortex botany: layer of tissue under outer stem 1
- noun Definition of cortex in Technology An experimental slow controls project at CERN. 1
- noun plural cortex Anatomy, Zoology. the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney. the cerebral cortex. 1
- noun plural cortex Botany. the portion of a stem between the epidermis and the vascular tissue; bark. any outer layer, as rind. 1
- noun plural cortex Mycology. the surface tissue layer of a fungus or lichen, composed of massed hyphal cells. 1
- noun cortex (Countable Noun) (anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain. 0
- noun cortex (Uncountable Noun) (botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue. 0