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

• Neural representations in auditory cortex are also modulated by auditory feedback and vocal control signals during speaking or vocalization.
  听觉皮层神经编码机制同时也受到听觉反馈和语言或发声过程中发声信号的调控。
• Those with pain lacked this visual feedback system, and showed no activity in the sensory or motor cortex.
  感觉到疼痛的人却没有这样的视觉回馈系统，而且在感觉和运动皮层都没有活动。
• The contrast between normal adrenal cortex and the small pale infarct is good.
  正常的肾上腺皮质和梗死的苍白色小斑块间的界限是分明的。
• 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。
• 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。
• His studies have shown that psychopaths and criminals have smaller areas of the brain such as the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, both of which regulate and control emotion and behavior.
  他的研究显示，精神病患者和罪犯的大脑中扁桃形结构和前额皮质比较小，而这两个区域都是负责调控情绪和行为的。
• 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。
• 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。
• They confirmed that the part of the auditory cortex that picks up peripheral sound switches to peripheral vision.
  他们证实先天失聪的猫听觉皮层中接收周边声音的部分，转化成了周边视觉。
• The tissues of the stele and cortex are derived from the corpus.
  中柱和皮层组织就是来源于原体。