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cerebral cortex


cerebral cortex

noun

Definition of CEREBRAL CORTEX

: the convoluted surface layer of gray matter of the cerebrum that functions chiefly in coordination of sensory and motor information — compare neocortex

First Known Use of CEREBRAL CORTEX

1926

Rhymes with CEREBRAL CORTEX

body mass index, Electra complex, misery index, Oedipus complex

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