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Subcortical vs Cortex - What's the difference?

subcortical | cortex |

As an adjective subcortical

is (medicine) of or pertaining to the subcortex, the portion of the brain located below the cerebral cortex.

As a noun cortex is

cortex.

subcortical

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (medicine) Of or pertaining to the subcortex, the portion of the brain located below the cerebral cortex
  • He was diagnosed with subcortical dementia.

    Derived terms

    * subcortically

    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