cortical

WOTD – 22 April 2010    

English

Etymology

From Latin cortex (“bark”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɔː.tɪ.kəl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkɔɹ.tɪ.kəl/

Adjective

cortical (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• adrenocortical
• cortically
• subcortical
• thalamocortical

Related terms

• cortex
• cortico-

Translations

anatomy: pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure

• Finnish: kortikaalinen (fi), kuori- (fi)
• Russian: корковый (ru) (korkovyj), кортикальный (ru) (kortikalʹnyj)

• Spanish: cortical (es)

botany: pertaining to the cortex of a stem or root

• Finnish: kortikaalinen (fi)

External links

• cortical at OneLook Dictionary Search