Cortex

  • 31cortex — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)tɪsiːz[/t]] cortices N COUNT: usu sing, oft the N The cortex of the brain or of another organ is its outer layer. [MEDICAL] ...the cerebral cortex …

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  • 32cortex —   n. outer part, rind; grey matter of the brain.    ♦ corticate, corticose, corticous, a. having cortex or bark.    ♦ corticiferous, a. forming cortex or bark.    ♦ corticiform, a. like bark …

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  • 33cortex — n.; pl. cortices [L. cortex, bark] 1. The outermost covering layer of a structure. cortical adj.. 2. (PORIFERA) The ectosome when thick and gelatinous or fibrous, or packed with spicules of a special type …

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  • 34Cortex — Cọr|tex 〈m. 1〉 = Kortex * * * Cọrtex   [lateinisch »Rinde«] der, /...tices, die äußere Zellschicht oder das äußere Schichtengefüge eines Organs, besonders die Großhirnrinde der Wirbeltiere (Cortex cerebri), seltener die Kleinhirnrinde und die… …

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  • 35cortex — cor|tex [ kɔr,teks ] (plural cor|ti|ces [ kɔrtı,siz ] ) noun count MEDICAL the outer layer of your brain or another organ: the cerebral cortex …

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  • 36cortex —    The main structural component of hair consisting of elongated and fusiform (spindle shaped) cells. The cortex may contain pigment grains, air spaces called corticalfusi, and structures called ovoid bodies …

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  • 37cortex — [ kɔ:tɛks] noun (plural cortices tɪˌsi:z) 1》 Anatomy the outer layer of an organ or structure, such as a kidney or adrenal gland.     ↘(also cerebral cortex) the outer, folded layer of the cerebrum, which plays an important role in consciousness …

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  • 38cortex — cor•tex [[t]ˈkɔr tɛks[/t]] n. pl. ti•ces [[t] təˌsiz[/t]] 1) anat. zool. a) the outer region of a body organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney b) cerebral cortex 2) bot a) the portion of a plant stem or trunk between the epidermis… …

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  • 39Cortex — žievė statusas T sritis kūno danga atitikmenys: lot. Cortex ryšiai: platesnis terminas – plunksnos stiebas …

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  • 40Cortex — žievė statusas T sritis kūno danga atitikmenys: lot. Cortex ryšiai: platesnis terminas – šoninė šakelė …

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