Cortex — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌltɹɪfˌɔːɹm/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɔːtɛks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɔːtɛks/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʌltɹɪfˌɔːɹm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lens cortex pallium cerebral mantle cerebral cortex

Antonyms

medulla

Word Forms

cortical

adjective

of or relating to a cortex

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kortex

die Schicht aus nicht myelinisierten Neuronen (die graue Substanz), die die Großhirnrinde bildet

🇪🇸Spanish

corteza

la capa de neuronas amielínicas (la materia gris) que forma la corteza del cerebro

🇮🇹Italian

corteccia

lo strato di neuroni non mielinizzati (la materia grigia) che forma la corteccia del cervello

🇵🇹Portuguese

córtex

a camada de neurônios amielínicos (a substância cinzenta) que forma o córtex do cérebro

🇷🇺Russian

кора головного мозга

слой безмиелиновых нейронов (серое вещество), образующий кору головного мозга

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कॉर्टेक्स

सेरेब्रम के कॉर्टेक्स का निर्माण करने वाली अनमाइलिनेटेड न्यूरॉन्स (ग्रे मैटर) की परत

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্টেক্স

অমিলিনেটেড নিউরনের স্তর (ধূসর পদার্থ) সেরিব্রামের কর্টেক্স গঠন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

புறணி

மயிலினேட் செய்யப்படாத நியூரான்களின் அடுக்கு (சாம்பல் பொருள்) பெருமூளைப் புறணியை உருவாக்குகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్టెక్స్

సెరెబ్రమ్ యొక్క కార్టెక్స్‌ను ఏర్పరుస్తున్న అన్‌మైలినేటెడ్ న్యూరాన్‌ల పొర (బూడిద పదార్థం)

🇮🇳Marathi

कॉर्टेक्स

सेरेब्रमचे कॉर्टेक्स बनवणारा अमायलीनेटेड न्यूरॉन्सचा थर (राखाडी पदार्थ)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોર્ટેક્સ

સેરેબ્રમના આચ્છાદનની રચના કરતી અનમેલિનેટેડ ચેતાકોષોનું સ્તર (ગ્રે મેટર)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಟೆಕ್ಸ್

ಮಿದುಳಿನ ಹೊರಪದರವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವ ಅನ್‌ಮೈಲೀನೇಟೆಡ್ ನ್ಯೂರಾನ್‌ಗಳ ಪದರ (ಬೂದು ದ್ರವ್ಯ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറംതൊലി

സെറിബ്രത്തിൻ്റെ പുറംതോട് രൂപപ്പെടുന്ന അൺമൈലിൻ ചെയ്യാത്ത ന്യൂറോണുകളുടെ പാളി (ചാര ദ്രവ്യം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਰਟੈਕਸ

ਅਣਮਾਈਲੀਨੇਟਿਡ ਨਿਊਰੋਨਸ ਦੀ ਪਰਤ (ਸਲੇਟੀ ਪਦਾਰਥ) ਸੇਰੇਬ੍ਰਮ ਦੀ ਕਾਰਟੈਕਸ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرانتستا

دماغ کے پرانتستا کو تشکیل دینے والے غیر مائلینیٹڈ نیوران کی پرت (گرے مادہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

皮质

形成大脑皮层的无髓神经元层（灰质）

🇯🇵Japanese

皮質

大脳の皮質を形成する無髄ニューロンの層 (灰白質)

🇰🇷Korean

피질

대뇌의 피질을 형성하는 수초가 없는 뉴런(회백질)의 층

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vỏ não

lớp tế bào thần kinh không có myelin (chất xám) tạo thành vỏ não

🇹🇭Thai

เยื่อหุ้มสมอง

ชั้นของเซลล์ประสาทที่ไม่มีปลอกไมอีลิน (สสารสีเทา) ก่อตัวเป็นเปลือกสมอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

korteks

lapisan neuron tak bermielin (materi abu-abu) yang membentuk korteks otak besar

🇲🇾Malay

korteks

lapisan neuron yang tidak bermielin (bahan kelabu) membentuk korteks serebrum

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قشرة

طبقة من الخلايا العصبية غير المايلينية (المادة الرمادية) التي تشكل قشرة المخ

🇮🇷Persian

قشر

لایه ای از نورون های بدون میلین (ماده خاکستری) که قشر مخ را تشکیل می دهند.

🇹🇷Turkish

korteks

beyin korteksini oluşturan miyelinsiz nöron tabakası (gri madde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְלִפַּת הַמוֹחַ

שכבת הנוירונים ללא מיאלין (החומר האפור) היוצרים את קליפת המוח

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