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Webster 1913 Edition


Cortical

Cor′ti-cal

(k?r′t?-kal)
,
Adj.
[L.
cortex
bark: cf. F.
cortical
.]
Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial;
as, the
cortical
substance of the kidney
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cortical

CORTICAL

,
Adj.
[from L., bark. See Chart.] Belonging to bark; consisting of bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; belonging to the external covering; as the cortical part of the brain.
A cortical bud in plants proceeds from the scales of the bark.

Definition 2024


cortical

cortical

English

Adjective

cortical (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
  2. (botany) Pertaining to the cortex of a stem or root—the tissue that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.

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Spanish

Adjective

cortical m, f (plural corticales)

  1. cortical