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Cortex vs Corticotectal - What's the difference?

cortex | corticotectal |

As a noun cortex

is cortex.

As an adjective corticotectal is

(anatomy) of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a tectum.

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 ----

    corticotectal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a tectum