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tɪ 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 pertaining to the cortex.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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cortex (ˈkɔːtɛks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -tices | |
| 1. | anatomy the outer layer of any organ or part, such as the grey matter in the brain that covers the cerebrum (cerebral cortex) or the outer part of the kidney (renal cortex) |
| 2. | botany |
| a. the unspecialized tissue in plant stems and roots between the vascular bundles and the epidermis | |
| b. the outer layer of a part such as the bark of a stem | |
| [C17: from Latin: bark, outer layer] | |
| cortical | |
| —adj | |
| 'cortically | |
| —adv | |
| cortex (ˈkɔːtɛks) | |
| —n , pl -tices | |
| 1. | anatomy the outer layer of any organ or part, such as the grey matter in the brain that covers the cerebrum (cerebral cortex) or the outer part of the kidney (renal cortex) |
| 2. | botany |
| a. the unspecialized tissue in plant stems and roots between the vascular bundles and the epidermis | |
| b. the outer layer of a part such as the bark of a stem | |
| [C17: from Latin: bark, outer layer] | |
| cortical | |
| —adj | |
| 'cortically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
cortical
1670s, from Mod.L. corticalis, from cortex "bark of a tree."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
cortical cor·ti·cal (kôr'tĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, derived from, or consisting of cortex.
Of, relating to, associated with, or depending on the cerebral cortex.
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