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Cortex vs Subcortex - What's the difference?

cortex | subcortex |

As nouns the difference between cortex and subcortex

is that cortex is the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain while subcortex is the part of the brain that lies directly below the cortex.

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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    subcortex

    English

    Noun

    (subcortices)
  • The part of the brain that lies directly below the cortex.