cortical
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cortical
- /ˈkɔː.tɪ.kəl/ UK
- /ˈkɔɹ.tɪ.kəl/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin cortex (“bark”), stem cortic-, + -al.
adjective
- Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain. An adult male skeleton from Wharram Percy showed fine-grained subperiosteal deposits of new bone on multiple skeletal elements, together with fine cortical pitting[…].
- Pertaining to the cortex of a stem or root—the tissue that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cortex, electrode, corticate, encephalic, corticiform, cerebric, corticose, cerebral, peripheral, surface, barky, exterior, corticous, corticated, superficial, outer
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adj anatomy: pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure
| Español | cortical |
|---|---|
| Português | cortical |
| Русский | корковый korkovyj, кортика́льный kortikálʹnyj |
Talk about this word "cortical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cortical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cortical. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cortical "cortical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cortical.Cite this
@misc{cortical_2026,
title = {cortical},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cortical},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
