cortex
The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
Other meanings
The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
The outer surface of a piece of flint.
A kind of
- animal tissue
- plant tissue
Kinds of cortex
- renal cortex
Related words
- cerebrocortex
- endocortex
- epicortex
- exocortex
- hemicortex
- koniocortex
- paracortex
- precortex
- proopiomelanocortic
- retinex
- cortexless
- cortical
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cortex” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.