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cerebral cortex

/ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl ˈkɔːtɛks/US/səˈɹiː.bɹəl ˈkɔɹtɛks/

cerebral cortex noun: the grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

Noun

cerebral cortex (plural cerebral cortices or cerebral cortexes)

  1. The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.
    • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200
    Synonyms:
    pallium

cerebral cortex meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Thai

cerebral cortex in Tamil

மூளை மேலுறை, புலன்கள், தசை இயக்கம், நினைவாற்றல், பகுத்தறிவு ஆகியவற்றை கட்டுப்படுத்தும், அளவில் பெரிய பகுதி

cerebral cortex in Arabic

layer of the brain
قشرة مخية

cerebral cortex in Malay

layer of the brain
korteks sereberum

cerebral cortex in Thai

layer of the brain
เปลือกสมอง bplʉ̀ʉak-sà-mɔ̌ɔng
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cerebral cortex in Vietnamese
vỏ đại não

Synonyms of cerebral cortex

Forms of cerebral cortex

pluralcerebral cortices
pluralcerebral cortexes

Questions about cerebral cortex

What does cerebral cortex mean?
Cerebral cortex means the grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.
What is cerebral cortex in Tamil?
Cerebral cortex in Tamil is மூளை மேலுறை, புலன்கள், தசை இயக்கம். See Cerebral cortex meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cerebral cortex?
Cerebral cortex is a noun.
How do you pronounce cerebral cortex?
Cerebral cortex is pronounced /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl ˈkɔːtɛks/ (UK).
What is the plural of cerebral cortex?
The plural of cerebral cortex is cerebral cortices.

Words near cerebral cortex in the dictionary

  1. cerebral aqueducts
  2. cerebral arteries
  3. cerebral artery
  4. cerebral blood flow
  5. cerebral blood flows
  6. cerebral cortex
  7. cerebral cortexes
  8. cerebral cortices
  9. cerebral crura
  10. cerebral crus
  11. cerebral edema

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