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paleocortex

paleocortex noun: a layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex and archicortex, and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure.

Noun

paleocortex

  1. A layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex and archicortex, and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure

Forms of paleocortex

alternative formpalaeocortex

Origin of paleocortex

From paleo- + cortex.

Questions about paleocortex

What does paleocortex mean?
Paleocortex means a layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex and archicortex, and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure.
What part of speech is paleocortex?
Paleocortex is a noun.

Words near paleocortex in the dictionary

  1. paleocontinental
  2. paleocontinents
  3. paleocoordinate
  4. paleocoordinates
  5. paleocopid
  6. paleocortex
  7. paleocortical
  8. paleocribellate
  9. paleocrystic
  10. paleocurrent
  11. paleocurrents

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