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paracortex

paracortex noun: the portion of a lymph node immediately surrounding the medulla.

Noun

paracortex (plural paracortexes or paracortices)

  1. The portion of a lymph node immediately surrounding the medulla.
    • Unlike the cortex, which has mostly immature T cells, or thymocytes, the paracortex has a mixture of immature and mature T cells.

Forms of paracortex

pluralparacortexes
pluralparacortices

Origin of paracortex

From para- + cortex.

Questions about paracortex

What does paracortex mean?
Paracortex means the portion of a lymph node immediately surrounding the medulla.
What part of speech is paracortex?
Paracortex is a noun.
What is the plural of paracortex?
The plural of paracortex is paracortexes.

Words near paracortex in the dictionary

  1. paracorollae
  2. paracorollas
  3. paracoronal
  4. paracoronoid
  5. paracorporeal
  6. paracortex
  7. paracortexes
  8. paracortical
  9. paracortices
  10. paracosm
  11. paracosmic

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