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cortex
- /ˈkɔɹtɛks/ US
- /ˈkɔːtɛks/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔɹtɛks
noun cortexes · cortices
- The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain. In the study, led by Ryota Kanai of the University College London, people who identified themselves as liberals generally had a larger anterior cingulate cortex — a comma-shaped region near the front of the brain that is involved in decision-making. By contrast, those who identified as conservatives
- The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
- The outer surface of a piece of flint.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cerebral cortex, pallium, cerebral mantle, cortical, brain, peel, rind, crust, bark, birchbark, neocortex, mantle, gray matter, shell, husk, epidermis
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Talk about this word "cortex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cortex. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cortex. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cortex "cortex." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cortex.Cite this
@misc{cortex_2026,
title = {cortex},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cortex},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
