cortex

English Thesaurus

1. the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus (noun.body)

hypernym	:	animal tissue,
definition	:	the tissue in the bodies of animals (noun.body)

part meronym	:	crystalline lens, lens, lens of the eye,
definition	:	biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina (noun.body)

2. the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum (noun.body)

hypernym	:	neural structure,
definition	:	a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body)

hyponym	:	neocortex, neopallium,
definition	:	the cortical part of the neencephalon (noun.body)

hyponym	:	archipallium, paleocortex,
definition	:	the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum (noun.body)

part holonym	:	golgi cell, golgi's cell,
definition	:	a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter (noun.body)

part holonym	:	cortical area, cortical region,
definition	:	any of various regions of the cerebral cortex (noun.body)

part holonym	:	frontal cortex, frontal lobe,
definition	:	that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead (noun.body)

part holonym	:	prefrontal cortex, prefrontal lobe,
definition	:	the anterior part of the frontal lobe (noun.body)

part holonym	:	parietal cortex, parietal lobe,
definition	:	that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head (noun.body)

part holonym	:	occipital cortex, occipital lobe,
definition	:	that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head (noun.body)

part holonym	:	temporal ccortex, temporal lobe,
definition	:	that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head (noun.body)

part meronym	:	cerebrum,
definition	:	anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans (noun.body)

substance holonym	:	gray matter, gray substance, grey matter, grey substance, substantia grisea,
definition	:	greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons (noun.body)

3. the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal (noun.body)

hypernym	:	animal tissue,
definition	:	the tissue in the bodies of animals (noun.body)

hypernym	:	plant tissue,
definition	:	the tissue of a plant (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	adrenal cortex,
definition	:	the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones (noun.body)

hyponym	:	renal cortex,
definition	:	the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules (noun.body)

4. the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum (noun.body)

derivation	:	cortical,
definition	:	of or relating to a cortex (adj.pert)

5. the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal (noun.body)

antonym	:	medulla,
definition	:	the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal (noun.body)

derivation	:	cortical,
definition	:	of or relating to a cortex (adj.pert)

6. the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum (noun.body)

derivation	:	cortical,
definition	:	of or relating to a cortex (adj.pert)

7. the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal (noun.body)

antonym	:	medulla,
definition	:	the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal (noun.body)

derivation	:	cortical,
definition	:	of or relating to a cortex (adj.pert)