English dictionary
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English noun: cortex | |||
| 1. | cortex (body) the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum | ||
| Synonyms | cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | neural structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | archipallium, neocortex, neopallium, paleocortex | ||
| Part holonym | cortical area, cortical region, frontal cortex, frontal lobe, Golgi cell, Golgi's cell, occipital cortex, occipital lobe, parietal cortex, parietal lobe, prefrontal cortex, prefrontal lobe, temporal ccortex, temporal lobe | ||
| Part meronym | cerebrum | ||
| Substance holonym | gray matter, gray substance, grey matter, grey substance, substantia grisea | ||
| 2. | cortex (body) the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal tissue, plant tissue | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adrenal cortex, renal cortex | ||
| Antonyms | medulla | ||
| 3. | cortex (body) the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus | ||
| Synonyms | lens cortex | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal tissue | ||
| Part meronym | crystalline lens, lens, lens of the eye | ||
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