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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Outside of stele the cortical meristem developed into cortex, epidermis and the root cap subsequently.
  中柱外面的皮层分生组织，将来发展成为皮层、表皮层和根冠。
• 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。
• Functions of central motor structures including cerebellum, basal ganglia, and cerebral cortex considered.
  运动中枢结构的功能包括小脑、基底神经节和大脑皮层。
• 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。
• From a scientific point of view, this is your normal reaction of the cerebral cortex.
  从科学的角度，这是你的大脑皮层的正常反应。