subcortical
subcortical adjective: of or pertaining to the subcortex, the portion of the brain located below the cerebral cortex.
Adjective
subcortical (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the subcortex, the portion of the brain located below the cerebral cortex
- He was diagnosed with subcortical dementia.
- Beneath the bark of trees.
- More than two-thirds of the trees evidenced subcortical beetles, but no root decay fungi. The latter, without the former, were found in only 2 to 3 percent of the trees.1978, George Ferrell, Risk Rating Systems for Mature Red Fir and White Fir in Northern California, page 17
subcortical meaning in Tamil
subcortical in Tamil
- புறணியடி
Origin of subcortical
From sub- + cortical.
Words formed from subcortical
Questions about subcortical
- What does subcortical mean?
- Subcortical means of or pertaining to the subcortex, the portion of the brain located below the cerebral cortex.
- What is subcortical in Tamil?
- Subcortical in Tamil is புறணியடி. See Subcortical meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is subcortical?
- Subcortical is an adjective.
Words near subcortical in the dictionary
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