English-Thai Dictionary

cortex

N เปลือกนอก  ส่วน ชั้นนอก ของ อวัยวะ  plueak-nok

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CORTEX

Cor "tex (kr "tks ), n.; pl. Cortices (-t. Etym: [L., bark. Cf. Cork. ]

 

1. Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.

 

2. (Med. )

 

Defn: Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.

 

3. (Anat. )

 

Defn: The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cortex

cor tex |ˈkôrˌteks ˈkɔrˌtɛks | ▶noun ( pl. cortices |-təˌsēz | ) Anatomy the outer layer of the cerebrum (the cerebral cortex ), composed of folded gray matter and playing an important role in consciousness. • an outer layer of another organ or body part such as a kidney (the renal cortex ), the cerebellum, or a hair. • Botany an outer layer of tissue immediately below the epidermis of a stem or root. DERIVATIVES cor ti cal |ˈkôrtikəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘bark. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

cortex

cortex |ˈkɔːtɛks | ▶noun ( pl. cortices |-tɪˌsiːz | ) 1 Anatomy the outer layer of the cerebrum (the cerebral cortex ), composed of folded grey matter and playing an important role in consciousness. • an outer layer of another organ or body part such as a kidney (the renal cortex ), the cerebellum, or a hair. 2 Botany an outer layer of tissue immediately below the epidermis of a stem or root. DERIVATIVES cortical |ˈkɔːtɪk (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘bark ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Cortex

Cor tex , der Kortex |C o rtex |

 

French Dictionary

cortex

cortex n. m. nom masculin 1 Enveloppe extérieure d ’un organe animal ou végétal. 2 Écorce cérébrale.

 

Spanish Dictionary

córtex

córtex nombre masculino Corteza, parte externa de algunos órganos .córtex cerebral Revestimiento superficial de los hemisferios cerebrales compuesto por sustancia gris :el córtex es la región del cerebro que genera la conciencia del entorno y de uno mismo .SINÓNIMO corteza cerebral .El plural es córtex .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cortex

cor tex /kɔ́ː r teks /名詞 複 -tices /-təsìːz /C 〖通例単数形で; the ～〗〘医 〙(脳やほかの臓器の )皮質, 外皮, 外層 ; 〘植 〙皮層, 樹皮 .