cortex

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n. 皮层 [医] (树)皮; 皮质, 皮层

发音

US /ˈkɔɹtɛks/
其它
UK /ˈkɔːtɛks/

词形变化

cortexes 复数 cortexes cortices cortices 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.

    皮质

    可数 医学 不可数
  2. 2.

    The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.

    不可数 生物 植物学 可数
  3. 3.

    The outer surface of a piece of flint.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

cerebral cortex pallium

反义词 1

medulla

下位词 6

adrenal cortex archipallium neocortex neopallium paleocortex renal cortex

部分词 7

frontal lobe gray matter grey matter occipital lobe parietal lobe prefrontal cortex temporal lobe

整体词 3

lens cerebrum crystalline lens

相关短语

cerebral cortex [医] 大脑皮质 somatosensory cortex somatic sensory cortex entorhinal cortex paracingulate cortex adrenal cortex [医] 肾上腺皮质 anterior cingulate cortex cingulate cortex prefrontal cortex 前额皮质 renal cortex 肾脏外皮 visual cortex [医] 视皮质, 纹状区 motor cortex 运动皮质（层） posterior cingulate cortex orbitofrontal cortex insular cortex

词源

Borrowed from Latin cortex (“cork, bark”).

来源：wiktionary