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cortices

cortices is the plural of cortex.

Meaning of cortex

Noun

cortex (countable and uncountable, plural cortexes or cortices)

  1. (countable) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
    • 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...2011 April 8, Amie Ninh, “Liberal vs. Conservative: Does the Difference Lie in the Brain?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2025
  2. (uncountable) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
  3. The outer surface of a piece of flint.

Synonyms of cortices

Phrases with cortices

Questions about cortices

What is cortices the plural of?
Cortices is the plural of cortex.

Words near cortices in the dictionary

  1. corticates
  2. corticating
  3. corticectomies
  4. corticectomy
  5. corticene
  6. cortices
  7. corticiaceous
  8. corticiferous
  9. corticiform
  10. corticifugal
  11. corticifugally

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