English > cortex: 3 senses > noun 1, body| Meaning | The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum. |
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| Synonyms | cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium |
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| Part of | cerebrum | anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres |
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| Parts | Golgi's cell, Golgi cell | A neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter |
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| cortical area, cortical region | Any of various regions of the cerebral cortex |
| frontal lobe, frontal cortex | That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead |
| occipital lobe, occipital cortex | That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head |
| parietal lobe, parietal cortex | That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head |
| prefrontal lobe, prefrontal cortex | The anterior part of the frontal lobe |
| temporal lobe, temporal cortex | That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head |
| Narrower | archipallium, paleocortex | The olfactory cortex of the cerebrum |
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| neopallium, neocortex | The cortical part of the neencephalon |
| Broader | neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
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| Substances | grey matter, gray matter, grey substance, gray substance, substantia grisea | greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers |
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| Spanish | córtex cerebral, corteza cerebral, manto cerebral, palio |
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| Catalan | còrtex cerebral, escorça cerebral |
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| Adjectives | cortical | of or relating to a cortex / cortex |
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| subcortical | of or relating to or being or involving nerve centers below the cerebral cortex |
