cortex

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Jump to: navigation, search
Wikipedia-logo.png
Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

Contents

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

Singular
cortex

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural cortexes or cortices

cortex (countable and uncountable; plural cortexes or cortices)

  1. (countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
  2. (uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations


[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

cortex (genitive corticis); m, third declension

  1. The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree; cork.
  2. The shell or outward part or covering of anything else; body.

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative cortex corticēs
genitive corticis corticum
dative corticī corticibus
accusative corticem corticēs
ablative cortice corticibus
vocative cortex corticēs

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Descendants