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corticalis

corticalis noun: the outer layer of an internal organ; cortex.

Noun

corticalis

  1. The outer layer of an internal organ; cortex.
    • Simultaneously the nucleus becomes more distinctly differentiated from the corticalis, by a more or less decided yellowish-brown color; its transparency, however, does not suffer to the same degree as that of the corticalis.1878, C. Schweigger, Porter Farley, Handbook of Ophthalmology, page 359
    • Sometimes it was present within the normal ring of the corticalis and sometimes in a greatly expanded corticalis, extending also into the marrow cavity.1956, Progress in radiobiology, page 431

Questions about corticalis

What does corticalis mean?
Corticalis means the outer layer of an internal organ; cortex.
What part of speech is corticalis?
Corticalis is a noun.

Words near corticalis in the dictionary

  1. cortical columns
  2. cortical plate
  3. cortical plates
  4. cortical reaction
  5. cortical reactions
  6. corticalis
  7. corticalization
  8. corticalize
  9. corticalized
  10. cortically
  11. corticate

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