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Definition: Cortex |
CortexNoun1. The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum. 2. The tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cortex" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1900. (references) |
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Computing | Cortex An experimental slow controls project at CERN. (1994-11-30). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Food & Agriculture | The primary ground tissue of a stem or root between the epidermis or the phellem and the vascular system. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | The outer layer of an organ or other body structure, as distinguished from the internal substance. (references) |
Mining | In coal, that part of the axis of a vascular plant that surrounds the central cylinder and is separated from the cylinder by the endodermis, andlimited on the outside by the epidermis. (references) |
Science | The outermost layer of the thallus which, if present, consists of compacted hyphae which may appear either fibrous or cellular. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
There is no common origin or structure between the various cortexes, their only commonality is that they are distinctive layers at the surfaces of the organs involved.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cortex."
Synonyms: CortexSynonyms: cerebral cortex (n), cerebral mantle (n), pallium (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: medulla (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Covering | Peel, crust, bark, rind, cortex, husk, shell, coat; eggshell, glume. |
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Screenplays | It has to access the cerebral cortex via theoptic nerve. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Weighs heavy on the cerebral cortex. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Satori in the Right Cortex (1985) | |
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 | PET scans at the level of the basal ganglia of a normal control (1) case 1 at the start (2) and after treatment with AZT (3). In (1) there is a homogeneous pattern of glucose metabolism in the frontal, temporal and occipital cortex and in the subcortical grey matter. At the onset of treatment with AZT (2) there is a heterogeneous pattern of glucose metabolism with a relative reduction in the posterior temporal and occipital regions and the thalamus. Thirteen weeks after treatment with AZT, the abnormal pattern has partly resolved (3). All images are scaled from zero to 100% of the maximum activity within the slice (scale shown on right of figure). Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Much of the kidney has been replaced by gray and yellow tumor tissue. A little remaining renal cortex and pericapsular fat are visible at the bottom of this surgical specimen. Cancer. Credit: CDC. |
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Health | HD affects the basal ganglia and cortex. (references) | |
It then gradually spreads to other regions, particularly the cerebral cortex. (references) | ||
The earliest signs of Alzheimer's are found in the nearby entorhinal cortex (not shown). (references) | ||
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| "Cortex" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.56% of the time. "Cortex" is used about 347 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.56% | 342 | 15,474 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.44% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 347 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "cortex": Adrenal Cortex ♦ Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms ♦ association cortex ♦ Auditory Cortex ♦ celebral cortex ♦ Cerebellar Cortex ♦ cerebral cortex ♦ entorhinal cortex ♦ frontal cortex ♦ Kidney Cortex ♦ Kidney Cortex Necrosis ♦ motor cortex ♦ perirhinal cortex ♦ Prefrontal Cortex ♦ renal cortex ♦ somatosensory area of the cortex ♦ Somatosensory Cortex ♦ ventromedial prefrontal cortex ♦ visual cortex. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "cortex": brain-cortex, neo-cortex. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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Albanian | lëvozhgë (follicle, glume, husk, jacket, Peel, peeling, pod, shell, shuck), lëvore (bark, bast, Hull, husk, jacket, Peel, rind, skin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | لحاء (bark, bast), قشرة الدماغ, قشرة (bark, hull, husk, peel, rind, scale, shard, shell, shuck, skin, squama, test). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | кора (bark, cover, crust, heel, incrustation, jacket, rind, skin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | kùra (bark, crust, Peel, rind, skin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | cortex. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | cortex. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | پوسته (Case, Chaff, Cod, Membrane, Shuck), پوست (Cuticle, Hide, Hull, Husk, Membrane, Peel, Peeling, Rind, Shale, Shell, Skin, Slough), لایه روءی , قشر (Crust, Hull, Peeling, Rind, Shell, Stratum), روپوش (Hood, Top, Topcoat, Wrapper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kuorikerros. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | cortex. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Kortex, Scheitel (part, parting, top of the head, vertex, vertexes, vertices). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πρωτογενής φλοιός, περίβλημα (gasket, integument, jacket, shield), φλοιώδης μοίρα επινεφριδιών (cortex of suprarenal gland), φλοιώδης ουσία λεμφογαγγλίων (cortex of lymph gland), φλοιόσ (bark, crust, rind, shell, skin), φλοιός επινεφριδιών (cortex of suprarenal gland), φλοιός του εγκεφάλου, φλοιός (bark), φαιόν περίβλημα του εγκέφαλου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | קלפת "מוח. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fakéreg (bark). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kulit otak, kulit luar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | corteccia (bark, bast). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 皮質 , 皮層 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ひそう (pathetic, sad, superficial, touching, tragic), ひしつ (low and damp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 외" (Cortical, Cortices, incubation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | corteish. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ortexcay córtice, córtex. (various references) cortex cerebral, coajã (bark, crust, Hull, husk, jacket, leather, peeling, rind, scale, scurf, shell, skin), scoarţã cerebralã. (various references) кора (bark, crust, incrustation, scab). (various references) korteks, kora (bark, crust, peel, rind, scum, scurf). (various references) corteza (bark, bast, crust, Peel, rind). (various references) cortex, kortex, bark (bark, barque, husk, peel, shell). (various references) beyinzarı (celebral cortex), böbreküstü bezi zarı. (various references) gyzamyk (cerebral cortex). (various references) кора головного мозку (brain-cortex). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Song of Solomon Chapter 6, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | OdonteV sou wV agelai twn kekarmenwn ai anebhsan apo tou loutrou ai pasai didumeuousai kai ateknousa ouk estin en autaiV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sicut cortex mali punici genae tuae absque occultis tuis |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, of which every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Your teeth are like a flock of sheep which come up from the washing; every one has two lambs, and there is not one without young. |
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| Language | Song of Solomon Chapter 6, Verse 6 |
| Cebuano | Ang imong mga ngipon sama sa usa ka panon sa mga carnero nga baye, Nga nanungas gikan sa hulogasan; Nga ang tanan nanganak ug kaluha, Ug walay namatyan kanila. |
| Croatian | Zubi su ti kao stado ovaca ostriženih kada s kupanja dolaze: idu dvije i dvije kao blizanke i nijedna nije osamljena. |
| Danish | dine Tænder som en Fåreflok, der kommer fra Bad, som alle har Tvillinger, intet er uden Lam; |
| Dutch | Uw tanden zijn als een kudde schapen, die uit de wasstede opkomen, die al te zamen tweelingen voortbrengen, en onder dezelve is geen jongeloos. |
| Finnish | Sinun hampaasi ovat kuin lauma uuhia, pesosta nousseita, kaikilla kaksoiset, ei yhtäkään karitsatonta. |
| French | Tes dents sont comme un troupeau de brebis, Qui remontent de l`abreuvoir; Toutes portent des jumeaux, Aucune d`elles n`est stérile. |
| German | Deine Zähne sind wie eine Herde Schafe, die aus der Schwemme kommen, die allzumal Zwillinge haben, und es fehlt keiner unter ihnen. |
| Haitian Creole | Dan ou yo blan tankou mouton yo fèk sot benyen. Ou pa manke yonn ladan yo. Tout dan anwo yo mache ak dan anba yo. |
| Hungarian | És az én galambom, az én tökéletesem, &az õ anyjának egyetlenegye, &az õ szülõjének választottja. &Látják a leányok, és boldognak mondják õt, &a királynéasszonyok és az ágyasok, és dicsérik õt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Gigimu putih seperti kawanan domba yang baru dicukur dan dimandikan; berpasangan seperti anak-anak domba kembar, satu pun tak ada yang hilang. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Gigimu bagaikan sekawan kambing domba yang baharu naik dari dalam tempat pebasuhan, semuanya berkembar, tiada yang kurang timbalannya. |
| Italian | I tuoi denti come un gregge di pecore che risalgono dal bagno. Tutte procedono appaiate e nessuna è senza compagna. |
| Maori | Ko ou niho ano he kahui hipi uha e haere mai ana i te horoi, rite katoa i te mahanga, kahore hoki he pakoro i roto i a ratou. |
| Norwegian | Dine tenner er som en hjord av får som stiger op av badet; alle har de tvillinger, og intet blandt dem er uten lam. |
| Portuguese | Os teus dentes são como o rebanho de ovelhas que sobem do lavadouro, e das quais cada uma tem gêmeos, e nenhuma delas é desfilhada. |
| Rumanian | Dinyii tqi sknt ca o turmq de oi, cari ies din scqldqtoare, toate cu gemeni, wi niciuna din ele nu este stearpq. |
| Russian | чПМПУЩ ФЧПЙ--ЛБЛ УФБ"П ЛПЪ, УИП"СЭЙИ У зБМББ"Б; ЪХ'Щ ФЧПЙ--ЛБЛ УФБ"П ПЧЕ", ЧЩИП"СЭЙИ ЙЪ ЛХ БМШОЙ, ЙЪ ЛПФПТЩИ Х ЛБЦ"ПК БТБ СЗОСФ, Й 'ЕУ МП"ОПК ОЕФ НЕЦ"Х ОЙНЙ; |
| Spanish | Tus dientes son como rebaños de ovejas que suben del lavadero: que todas tienen mellizos, y ninguna hay sin cría. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cortex": cortexes. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "cortex": neocortex. (additional references) | |
Words containing "cortex": neocortexes. (additional references) | |
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"Cortex" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Acorte, catex, Chortex, coatex, Contax, cordtex, coret, corex, correxit, corta, corte, Cortel, corter, corti, cortie, cortis, Cortzee, cotex, Cotret, Cottex, crote, crotte, curex, cutex, ecotax, icetrax, Portex, tortex. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "cortex" (pronounced kô"rteks) |
| 6 | -ô" r t e k s | vortex. |
| 3 | -e k s | complex, ibex, index, reflex. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-o-r-t-x" | |
-1 letter: oxter, recto. | |
-2 letters: cero, core, cote, rote, torc, tore. | |
-3 letters: cor, cot, cox, orc, ore, ort, rec, ret, rex, roc, roe, rot, toe, tor. | |
-4 letters: er, et, ex, oe, or, ox, re, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-o-r-t-x" | |
+1 letter: coexert, exactor, excitor, xerotic. | |
+2 letters: coexerts, cortexes, exactors, excitors, executor, exorcist, exoteric. | |
+3 letters: coexerted, excavator, excerptor, excoriate, excretion, excretory, execrator, executors, executory, exorcists, extractor, neocortex. | |
+4 letters: chatterbox, coexecutor, coexerting, commixture, contexture, excavators, excerption, excerptors, excitatory, excoriated, excoriates, excretions, excusatory, execration, execrators, exorcistic, exothermic, explicator, extraction, extractors, neurotoxic, overexcite, xenotropic, xerophytic. | |
+5 letters: axonometric, carboxylate, coexecutors, commixtures, contextures, excerptions, exclamatory, excoriating, excoriation, exculpatory, execrations, executioner, executorial, exorbitance, expectorant, expectorate, explicators, explicatory, extractions, extrication, neocortexes, nephrotoxic, overexcited, overexcites, pyroxenitic, stereotaxic, xerothermic. | |
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