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Cortex vs Adrenarche - What's the difference?

cortex | adrenarche |

As nouns the difference between cortex and adrenarche

is that cortex is the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain while adrenarche is a stage of maturation of the cortex of the human adrenal glands, related to puberty, typically occurring between the ages of six and ten years and involving both structural and functional changes.

cortex

English

(wikipedia cortex)

Noun

  • (countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
  • (uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.

    • Derived terms

    * cortical * cerebral cortex * prefrontal cortex

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    adrenarche

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia adrenarche)
  • A stage of maturation of the cortex of the human adrenal glands, related to puberty, typically occurring between the ages of six and ten years and involving both structural and functional changes.