- cortex
- cortex 1650s, "outer shell, husk," from L. cortex "bark of a tree" (see CORIUM (Cf. corium)). Specifically of the brain, first recorded 1741.
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Cortex — (Latin: bark , rind , shell or husk ) may refer to: Contents 1 Sciences 2 Anatomy 2.1 Organs 2.1.1 The brain 3 … Wikipedia
cortex — [ kɔrtɛks ] n. m. • 1896; mot lat. « écorce » 1 ♦ Anat. Partie externe périphérique. Cortex cérébral, rénal. Absolt Le cortex : l écorce cérébrale. ⇒ cortical; aussi néocortex. Cortex surrénal. ⇒ corticosurrénale. 2 ♦ Biol. Tissu externe primaire … Encyclopédie Universelle
cortex — CÓRTEX, cortexuri, s.n. 1. Scoarţă a unui copac. ♦ Coajă a unui fruct. 2. Înveliş al părului, cuprins între măduva centrală şi cuticula exterioară. 3. (În sintagmele) Cortex cerebral = scoarţa cerebrală. Cortex suprarenal = partea periferică a… … Dicționar Român
Cortex — (lat. für ‚Rinde‘, ‚Hülle‘) oder eingedeutscht Kortex bezeichnet: Rinde einer Pflanze in der Botanik Rindenteile einer Heilpflanze, siehe Heilpflanze #Bezeichnungen für die jeweils wirksamen Teile der Pflanze Rindenschicht der Fruchtkörper bei… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cortex — Cor tex (k[^o]r t[e^]ks), n.; pl. {Cortices} ( t? s?z). [L., bark. Cf. {Cork}.] 1. Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) The outer or superficial… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
córtex — m. anat. Corteza. Medical Dictionary. 2011 … Diccionario médico
cortex — meaning ‘the outer part of a bodily organ’ (as in cerebral cortex, referring to the brain), has the plural form cortices … Modern English usage
cortex — ► NOUN (pl. cortices) Anatomy ▪ the outer layer of an organ or structure, especially the outer, folded layer of the brain (cerebral cortex). DERIVATIVES cortical adjective. ORIGIN Latin, bark … English terms dictionary
cortex — cortex. См. кортекс. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Cortex — (lat.), 1) Rinde, bes. zu pharmaceutischem Gebrauch, z.B. C. angosturae, s. Angosturarinde etc.; 2) (Anat.), so v.w. Rindensubstanz, z.B. des Gehirns, auch Corticalsubstanz … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
