noun
- plural of cortex; the outer layers of organs, especially the brain or kidneys
Usage: medical; anatomical
Examples
- The cerebral cortices are responsible for higher brain functions.
- Damage to the motor cortices can affect movement control.
- The renal cortices filter blood in the kidneys.
- Scientists studied the cortices of several brain specimens.
- The visual cortices process information from the eyes.
- Researchers compared the cortices of different mammalian species.