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cortex
noun(cor-tex)
the outer or superficial part of an organ or bodily structure (such as the kidney, adrenal gland, or cerebellum or a bone); especially : cerebral cortex
cortex
noun(cor-tex)
the proteinaceous usually pigmented layer of a hair below the cuticle
cortex
noun(cor-tex)
the outer part of some organisms (such as paramecia)
cortex
noun(cor-tex)
the convoluted surface layer of gray matter of the cerebrum that functions chiefly in coordination of sensory and motor information
cortex
noun(cor-tex)
the gray matter of the anterior part of the frontal lobe that is highly developed in humans and plays a role in the regulation of complex cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning
cortex
noun(cor-tex)
a sensory area of the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex receiving afferent nerve fibers concerned with vision —called also visual area

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