paracortex

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Etymology[edit]

para- +‎ cortex

Noun[edit]

paracortex (plural paracortexes or paracortices)

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  1. The portion of a lymph node immediately surrounding the medulla.
    Unlike the cortex, which has mostly immature T cells, or thymocytes, the paracortex has a mixture of immature and mature T cells.