As nouns the difference between gyrus and cortex
is that gyrus is (anatomy) a ridge or fold on the cerebral cortex while cortex is cortex.
gyrus
Noun
(en-noun)
(anatomy) A ridge or fold on the cerebral cortex.
Derived terms
* cingulate gyrus
* dentate gyrus
* fornicate gyrus
* frontal gyrus
* fusiform gyrus
* hippocampal gyrus
* inferior frontal gyrus
* infracalcarine gyrus
* lingual gyrus
* microgyria
* middle frontal gyrus
* occipital gyrus
* occipitotemporal gyrus
* parahippocampal gyrus
* polygyria
* polymicrogyria
* postcentral gyrus
* precentral gyrus
* superior frontal gyrus
* superior temporal gyrus
* supramarginal gyrus
* temporal gyrus
* transverse temporal gyrus
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
