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allocortex

allocortex noun: the heterogenetic cortex; part of the cerebral cortex characterized by fewer cell layers than the neocortex (i.e. fewer than six).

Noun

allocortex (plural allocortexes or allocortices)

  1. The heterogenetic cortex; part of the cerebral cortex characterized by fewer cell layers than the neocortex (i.e. fewer than six)

Forms of allocortex

pluralallocortexes
pluralallocortices

Origin of allocortex

From allo- + cortex.

Words formed from allocortex

Questions about allocortex

What does allocortex mean?
Allocortex means the heterogenetic cortex; part of the cerebral cortex characterized by fewer cell layers than the neocortex (i.e. fewer than six).
What part of speech is allocortex?
Allocortex is a noun.
What is the plural of allocortex?
The plural of allocortex is allocortexes.

Words near allocortex in the dictionary

  1. allocochick
  2. allocolchicine
  3. allocolchicines
  4. allocolonial
  5. allocoprophagy
  6. allocortex
  7. allocortexes
  8. allocortical
  9. allocortices
  10. allocratic
  11. allocreadiid

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