Definition of Cortix
||Cor"tex (k?r"t?ks), n.;
pl. Cortices (-t&?;-s&?;z). [L., bark.
Cf. Cork.] 1. Bark, as of a tree;
hence, an outer covering.
2. (Med.) Bark; rind;
specifically, cinchona bark.
3. (Anat.) The outer or
superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray
exterior substance of the brain.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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