cortex

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɔːtɛks/    美 /ˈkɔɹtɛks/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain. countable
    — 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 had larger amygdalas — almond-shaped structures that are linked with emotional learning and the processing of fear.
  2. The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue. uncountable
  3. The outer surface of a piece of flint. countable,uncountable

词形变化

cortexes plural cortices plural

词汇关系

下位词
adrenal cortex allocortex anterior cingulate cortex archicortex cerebellar cortex cerebral cortex cingulate cortex cytocortex entorhinal cortex insular cortex isocortex mesocortex motor cortex neocortex orbitofrontal cortex paleocortex paracingulate cortex prefrontal cortex renal cortex somatic sensory cortex somatosensory cortex visual cortex
衍生词
cerebrocortex cortexless cortical cortico- endocortex epicortex exocortex hemicortex koniocortex paracortex precortex proopiomelanocortic retinex striate cortex subcortex
并列词
bark cork

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder.
Latin cortexbor.
English cortex
Borrowed from Latin cortex (“cork, bark”).
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