cortical

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
2. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the cortex of a stem or root—the tissue that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.

Synonyms

cortically

cortex-related

crustaceous

Translations

cortical

cortical

corticale

kortikal

Rinden…

qui se rapporte au cortex

corticaal

met betrekking tot de schors

cortical

relativo ao córtex

لحائي

relativo a la corteza

cortical

Rinden

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔː.tɪ.kəl/

Etymology

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