Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, derived from, or consisting of cortex.
- adjective Of, relating to, associated with, or depending on the cerebral cortex.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to or consisting of bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; hence, external; belonging to the external covering: in anatomy, specifically applied to several enveloping or investing parts, in distinction from
medullary : as, the cortical substance of the brain or kidney. Seecortex .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Pertaining to the outer layer of an
internal organ or body structure, such as thekidney or thebrain . - adjective botany Pertaining to the
cortex of astem orroot —thetissue that lies inward from theepidermis , but exterior to thevascular tissue.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to a cortex
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Examples
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The term cortical column is also often used in non-ontogenetic contexts, thereby broadening its meaning with respect to the more precise
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The term cortical column is also often used in non-ontogenetic contexts (for review on functional aspects, see
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This wave—known as "cortical spreading depression"—activates nerve cells as it goes, and the symptoms sufferers report typically correspond to the area of the brain the wave is passing over.
Beware, a Big Headache Is Coming Melinda Beck 2011
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This wave—known as "cortical spreading depression"—activates nerve cells as it goes, and the symptoms sufferers report typically correspond to the area of the brain the wave is passing over.
Beware, a Big Headache Is Coming Melinda Beck 2011
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Studies show that being in a state of love increases your brain power and clarity through a physiological response called cortical facilitation.
Love For No Reason Marci Shimoff 2010
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Studies show that being in a state of love increases your brain power and clarity through a physiological response called cortical facilitation.
Love For No Reason Marci Shimoff 2010
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Therefore, Mrs. Schiavo had what's called cortical blindness.
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The parts dipping in between the pyramids are named the renal columns (Bertini), while the portions which connect the renal columns to each other and intervene between the bases of the pyramids and the fibrous tunic are called the cortical arches (indicated between A and A in Fig. 1127).
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These are the follicles in their earliest condition, and the layer where they are found has been termed the cortical layer.
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Anatomy shows where in the brains these first principles are; it teaches that there are two brains; that these are continued from the head into the spinal column; that they consist of two substances, called cortical substance and medullary substance; that cortical substance consists of innumerable gland-like forms, and medullary substance of innumerable fiber-like forms.
Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom Emanuel Swedenborg 1730
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