"neocortex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: neocortices [plural], neocortexes [plural]
Etymology: neo- + cortex Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|neo|cortex}} neo- + cortex Head templates: {{en-noun|neocortices|+}} neocortex (plural neocortices or neocortexes)
  1. (neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex. Wikipedia link: neocortex Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy Hypernyms: cerebral cortex Related terms: neocortical Coordinate_terms: allocortex Translations (part of mammal brain): neocòrtex [masculine] (Catalan), 新皮層 (Chinese Mandarin), 新皮层 (xīnpícéng) (Chinese Mandarin), mozková kůra [feminine] (Czech), neokorteksi (Finnish), néocortex [masculine] (French), Neocortex [masculine] (German), νεοφλοιός (neofloiós) [masculine] (Greek), neocoirtéis [feminine] (Irish), neocorteccia [feminine] (Italian), 신피질 (sinpijil) (alt: 新皮質) (Korean)

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