Word Type

Noun

The word "cortex" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

medulla

Coordinate Terms

bark cork

Derived Terms

cerebrocortex cortexless cortical cortico endocortex epicortex exocortex hemicortex koniocortex paracortex precortex proopiomelanocortic retinex striate cortex subcortex

Context

anatomy botany

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

animal tissue neural structure plant tissue

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

adrenal cortex allocortex anterior cingulate cortex archicortex cerebellar cortex cerebral cortex cingulate cortex cytocortex entorhinal cortex insular cortex isocortex mesocortex motor cortex neocortex orbitofrontal cortex paleocortex paracingulate cortex prefrontal cortex renal cortex somatic sensory cortex somatosensory cortex visual cortex

Type Of (IsA)

animal tissue plant tissue

Related Terms

brain epidermis kidney root stem tissue vascular

Synonym Network

cerebral cortex lens cortex

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