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Cortex vs Contex - What's the difference?

cortex | contex |

As a noun cortex

is cortex.

As a verb contex is

(obsolete|transitive) to context.

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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    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    contex

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To context.
    • (Boyle)
    (Webster 1913)