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Cortex


Cor′tex

(kôr′tĕks)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Cortices
(-t[GREEK]-s[GREEK]z)
.
[L., bark. Cf.
Cork
.]
1.
Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.
2.
(Med.)
Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.
3.
(Anat.)
The outer or superficial part of an organ;
as, the
cortex
or gray exterior substance of the brain
.

Definition 2024


cortex

cortex

See also: córtex

English

Noun

cortex (countable and uncountable, plural cortexes or cortices)

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

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French

Noun

cortex m (uncountable)

  1. cortex

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert-, extended from *(s)ker- (to cut). Cognate with Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, I cut off), English shear, German scheren, Albanian harr (to cut, to mow), Lithuanian skìrti (separate), Welsh ysgar (separate), Old Armenian քերեմ (kʿerem, to scrape, scratch).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkor.teks/, [ˈkɔr.tɛks]

Noun

cortex m (genitive corticis); third declension

  1. The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree; cork.
  2. The shell or outward part or covering of anything else; body.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cortex corticēs
genitive corticis corticum
dative corticī corticibus
accusative corticem corticēs
ablative cortice corticibus
vocative cortex corticēs

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