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cortexes
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
cortexes
noun(cor-tex)
the proteinaceous usually pigmented layer of a hair below the cuticle
cortexes
noun(cor-tex)
the outer part of some organisms (such as paramecia)
cortexes
noun(cor-tex)
the convoluted surface layer of gray matter of the cerebrum that functions chiefly in coordination of sensory and motor information

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