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RELATED WORDS : adrenal cortex association cortex auditory cortex cerebral cortex frontal cortex motor cortex renal cortex visual cortex

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun cortex has 3 senses

• cortex(n = noun.body) cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium - the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum; Array
is a kind of neural structure
has parts: golgi's cell, golgi cell, cortical area, cortical region, frontal cortex, frontal lobe, prefrontal cortex, prefrontal lobe, parietal cortex, parietal lobe, occipital cortex, occipital lobe, temporal ccortex, temporal lobe
has particulars: neocortex, neopallium, archipallium, paleocortex
is a part of cerebrum
Derived form adjective cortical₁

• cortex(n = noun.body) Array - the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal; Array
is a kind of animal tissue, plant tissue
has particulars: adrenal cortex, renal cortex
Derived form adjective cortical₁
Antonym: medulla

• cortex(n = noun.body) lens cortex - the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus; Array
is a kind of animal tissue
is a part of crystalline lens, lens, lens of the eye

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cortex

armature, armor, armor plate, bark, body armor, border, buckler, bulletproof vest, chain armor, chain mail, chitin, circumference, coat of mail, cork, covering, crust, elytron, envelope, epicarp, epidermis, episperm, exterior, external, facade, face, facet, fringe, front, habergeon, harness, hauberk, integument, lineaments, lorica, lorication, mail, needles, outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outline, outside, panoply, peel, peeling, pericarp, periphery, phellum, plate, plate armor, protective covering, rind, scute, scutum, shell, shield, skin, spines, suit of armor, superficies, superstratum, surface, test, testa, thick skin, top

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cortex

Covering

N covering, cover, baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin, canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri, umbrella, parasol, sunshade, veil (shade), shield, roof, ceiling, thatch, tile, pantile, pentile, tiling, slates, slating, leads, barrack, plafond, planchment, tiling, shed, top, lid, covercle, door, operculum, bulkhead, bandage, plaster, lint, wrapping, dossil, finger stall, coverlet, counterpane, sheet, quilt, tarpaulin, blanket, rug, drugget, housing, antimacassar, eiderdown, numdah, pillowcase, pillowslip, linoleum, saddle cloth, blanket cloth, tidy, tilpah, apishamore, integument, tegument, skin, pellicle, fleece, fell, fur, leather, shagreen, hide, pelt, peltry, cordwain, derm, robe, buffalo robe, cuticle, scarfskin, epidermis, clothing, mask, peel, crust, bark, rind, cortex, husk, shell, coat, eggshell, glume, capsule, sheath, sheathing, pod, cod, casing, case, theca, elytron, elytrum, involucrum, wrapping, wrapper, envelope, vesicle, corn husk, corn shuck, dermatology, conchology, testaceology, inunction, incrustation, superimposition, superposition, obduction, scale, veneer, facing, overlay, plate, silver plate, gold plate, copper plate, engobe, ormolu, Sheffield plate, pavement, coating, paint, varnish, plating, barrel plating, anointing, enamel, epitaxial deposition, vapor deposition, ground, whitewash, plaster, spackel, stucco, compo, cerement, ointment, covering, superimposed, overlaid, plated, cutaneous, dermal, cortical, cuticular, tegumentary, skinny, scaly, squamous, covered, imbricated, loricated, armor plated, ironclad, under cover, cowled, cucullate, dermatoid, encuirassed, hooded, squamiferous, tectiform, vaginate.

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