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cortical

English edit

WOTD – 22 April 2010

Etymology edit

From Latin cortex (“bark”); Effectively cortex +‎ -ical.

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.tɪ.kəl/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.tɪ.kəl/

Adjective edit

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.

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Translations edit

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

Further reading edit

  • “cortical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams edit

French edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

cortical (feminine corticale, masculine plural corticaux, feminine plural corticales)

  1. cortical

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Interlingua edit

Adjective edit

cortical (not comparable)

  1. cortical

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French cortical.

Adjective edit

cortical m or n (feminine singular corticală, masculine plural corticali, feminine and neuter plural corticale)

  1. cortical

Declension edit

Declension of cortical
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite cortical corticală corticali corticale
definite corticalul corticala corticalii corticalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite cortical corticale corticali corticale
definite corticalului corticalei corticalilor corticalelor

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /koɾtiˈkal/ [koɾ.t̪iˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: cor‧ti‧cal

Adjective edit

cortical m or f (masculine and feminine plural corticales)

  1. cortical

Further reading edit

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