Wiktionary

cortical

English

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WOTD – 22 April 2010

Etymology

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

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Adjective

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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

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

Further reading

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  • “cortical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. cortical

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Interlingua

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Adjective

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cortical (not comparable)

  1. cortical
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French cortical.

Adjective

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

  1. cortical

Declension

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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

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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cortical m or f (masculine and feminine plural corticales)

  1. cortical

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