cortex - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus

Synonyms

• cortex
• lens cortex

More generic

• animal tissue

Related

• crystalline lens
• lens
• lens of the eye

Noun

the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

Synonyms

• cerebral cortex
• cerebral mantle
• cortex
• pallium

More generic

• neural structure

More specific

• archipallium
• neocortex
• neopallium
• paleocortex

Related

• Golgi cell
• Golgi's cell
• cortical area
• cortical region
• frontal cortex
• frontal lobe
• occipital cortex
• occipital lobe
• parietal cortex
• parietal lobe
• prefrontal cortex
• prefrontal lobe
• temporal cortex
• temporal lobe

Related

• cerebrum

Related

• gray matter
• gray substance
• grey matter
• grey substance
• substantia grisea

Noun

the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

Synonyms

• cortex

More generic

• animal tissue
• plant tissue

Opposite / Antonyms

• medulla

More specific

• adrenal cortex
• renal cortex

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