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cortical

[ kawr-ti-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
  2. Physiology. resulting from the function or condition of the cerebral cortex.
  3. Botany. of or relating to the cortex.


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Other Words From

  • corti·cal·ly adverb
  • inter·corti·cal adjective
  • non·corti·cal adjective
  • non·corti·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cortical1

1665–75; < New Latin corticālis, equivalent to Latin cortic- (stem of cortex ) cortex + -ālis -al 1

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Example Sentences

The cortical portion of sarsaparilla yields fully 50% of aqueous extract.

There is in the interrenal body no distinction between cortical and medullary layers as in the suprarenal.

They were only separated from the egg columns of the cortical layer by a row of large follicles.

Ceramiace—Frond thread-like, jointed, one-siphoned, and more or less covered with a layer of cortical cells.

In these, a rough glassy enamel covers the cortical part, of such hardness, as to strike sparks with steel.

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