cortex
Noun
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The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum (synset 105494162)
hypernym: neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous systemhyponym:
- neocortex, neopallium - the cortical part of the neencephalon
- archipallium, paleocortex - the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
part holonym:- golgi cell, golgi's cell - a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter
- cortical area, cortical region - any of various regions of the cerebral cortex
- frontal cortex, frontal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead
- prefrontal cortex, prefrontal lobe - the anterior part of the frontal lobe
- parietal cortex, parietal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head
- occipital cortex, occipital lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head
- temporal cortex, temporal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head
part meronym: cerebrum - anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humanssubstance holonym: gray matter, gray substance, grey matter, grey substance, substantia grisea - greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons -
The tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal (synset 105498230)
hypernym:
- animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals
- plant tissue - the tissue of a plant
hyponym:- adrenal cortex - the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones
- renal cortex - the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules
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The tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus (synset 105328184)
hypernym: animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animalspart meronym: crystalline lens, lens, lens of the eye - biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retinasynonym: lens cortex
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