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cortex, n.
(cortices)
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the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
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cerebral cortex cerebral mantle cortex pallium

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derivationally related form

cortical

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hypernym

neural structure

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Golgi's cell, Golgi cell cortical area, cortical region frontal lobe, frontal cortex prefrontal lobe, prefrontal cortex parietal lobe, parietal cortex occipital lobe, occipital cortex temporal lobe, temporal cortex

hyponym

neocortex, neopallium paleocortex, archipallium

substance meronym

grey matter, gray matter, grey substance, gray substance, substantia grisea

part holonym

cerebrum

the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
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cortex

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derivationally related form

cortical

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medulla

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animal tissue plant tissue

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adrenal cortex renal cortex

the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
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cortex lens cortex

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animal tissue

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lens, crystalline lens, lens of the eye