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Webster 1913 Edition

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(kôr′tĕks)

Noun.

;

pl.

Cortices

(-t[GREEK]-s[GREEK]z)

[L., bark. Cf.

Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.

(Med.)

Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.

(Anat.)

The outer or superficial part of an organ;

as, the

cortex

or gray exterior substance of the brain

See also: cortex

córtex m (plural córtices)

córtex m ‎(plural córtex)