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neocortex

neocortex noun: the top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.

Noun

neocortex (plural neocortices or neocortexes)

  1. The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.

Forms of neocortex

pluralneocortices
pluralneocortexes

Origin of neocortex

From neo- + cortex.

Questions about neocortex

What does neocortex mean?
Neocortex means the top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.
What part of speech is neocortex?
Neocortex is a noun.
What is the plural of neocortex?
The plural of neocortex is neocortices.

Words near neocortex in the dictionary

  1. neocoon
  2. neocoons
  3. neocorporatism
  4. neocorporatist
  5. neocorporatists
  6. neocortex
  7. neocortexes
  8. neocortical
  9. neocorticalisation
  10. neocorticalization
  11. neocortically

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