cerebral cortex
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1. the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | neural structure, |
| definition | : | a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | golgi cell, golgi's cell, |
| definition | : | a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | frontal cortex, frontal lobe, |
| definition | : | that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | parietal cortex, parietal lobe, |
| definition | : | that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | occipital cortex, occipital lobe, |
| definition | : | that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | temporal ccortex, temporal lobe, |
| definition | : | that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | cerebrum, |
| definition | : | anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | cortical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a cortex (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | cortical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a cortex (adj.pert) |
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