cortex

英 [ˈkɔːteks]

美 [ˈkɔːrteks]

n.  皮层; 皮质; (尤指)大脑皮层

复数：cortexes　

医学

Collins.1 / BNC.10920 / COCA.13799

牛津词典

noun

• 皮层；皮质；（尤指）大脑皮层
  the outer layer of an organ in the body, especially the brain
  1. the cerebral/renal cortex (= around the brain/ kidney )
     大脑 / 肾皮层

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 皮层;皮质;大脑皮层
  The cortexof the brain or of another organ is its outer layer.
  1. ...the cerebral cortex.
     大脑皮层

英英释义

noun

• the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
  Synonym:lens cortex
• the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
  Synonym:cerebral cortexcerebral mantlepallium
• the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

双语例句

• The action system includes areas of the nervous system such as the motor cortex, the cerebellum, the basal ganglia and brainstem.
  执行系统包括神经系统的一些区域，如运动皮质、小脑、基底节和脑干。
• The secretions of the anterior pituitary gland control the activities of the adrenal cortex and other endocrine organs.
  垂体前叶的分泌控制肾上腺皮质和其它内分泌腺体的活动。
• The neuronal signals for smiles usually start in the cortex of our brain.
  微笑的神经信号通常开始于我们的大脑皮质。
• State two neural mechanisms that have been hypothesized to account for the plasticity of auditory cortex mappings.
  陈述两个用以假设说明听觉神经皮质投映之可塑性的神经机制。
• At this point, the prefrontal cortex begins to idle down again.
  到了这里，我们的前额皮质又开始偷懒了，因为接下来只是一个简单的匹配游戏。
• Mixed high-valence facial expressions are processed within temporal lobe visual cortex, thalamus, and amygdalohippocampal complex.
  掺杂的高效价脸部表情在颞叶视觉皮质区、丘脑、和杏仁海马移行区综合体中进行。
• Relating to or connecting the cortex and thalamus.
  关于或涉及丘脑及其皮层的。
• Most significantly of all, it shrinks the volume of the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus.
  最为的是，它缩小了前额叶皮质和海马体的体积。
• As in the trolley studies, there was also activity in the frontal cortex.
  正如以上对有轨电车的研究中一样，前脑皮层中也出现了活动。
• PML lesions are found in white matter and at the corticomedullary junction of cerebral and cerebellar cortex.
  PML病变见于脑和小脑的白质和皮质-白质交界处。