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noun
The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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noun
the cortical part of the neencephalon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: neopallium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexbor. English cortex English neocortex From neo- + cortex.
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