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Cortical vs Subcapsular - What's the difference?

cortical | subcapsular |

As adjectives the difference between cortical and subcapsular

is that cortical is (anatomy) pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain while subcapsular is (biology) below the capsule (of a joint etc).

cortical

English

Adjective

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

    • Derived terms

    * adrenocortical * bicortical * cortical plate * cortically * monocortical * subcortical * thalamocortical

    Related terms

    * cortex * cortico-

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    subcapsular

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biology) Below the capsule (of a joint etc)