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Subplate vs Subulate - What's the difference?

subplate | subulate |

As a noun subplate

is a layer of cells lying below the cortical plate of the cerebral cortex.

As an adjective subulate is

awl-shaped; tapering into a sharp point from a broader base.

subplate

English

Noun

  • A layer of cells lying below the cortical plate of the cerebral cortex

    • subulate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology) Awl-shaped; tapering into a sharp point from a broader base.

    • Usage notes

    "Subulate" is usually used for organs with volume; acuminate describes only the apex of an organ; a lanceolate shape is broadest somewhere below the middle, not at the base. ----