| cortical | (adj) of or relating to a cortex |
| cortical area | (n) any of various regions of the cerebral cortex, Syn. cortical region |
| cortical cataract | (n) a cataract that affects the lens cortex |
| cortical epilepsy | (n) epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance), Syn. focal epilepsy |
| cortically | (adv) with respect to the cortex, Example: cortically induced arousal |
| corticium | (n) genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia, Syn. genus Corticium |
| corticoafferent | (adj) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex, Syn. corticipetal |
| corticoefferent | (adj) of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex, Syn. corticifugal, corticofugal, Example: corticofugal discharges |
| cortico-hypothalamic | (adj) of or relating to the cortex and the hypothalamus |
| corticosteroid | (n) a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response, Syn. adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, Example: adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions |
| Cortical | a. [ L. cortex bark: cf. F. cortical. ] Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical substance of the kidney. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Corticated | { } a. [ L. corticatus. ] Having a special outer covering of a nature unlike the interior part. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Corticate |
| Corticifer | n. (Zool.) One of the Gorgoniacea; -- so called because the fleshy part surrounds a solid axis, like a bark. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Corticiferous | a. [ L. cortex, corticis, bark -- -ferous: cf. F. corticif&unr_;re. ] 1. Producing bark or something that resembling that resembles bark. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) Having a barklike c&unr_;nenchyms. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Corticiform | a. [ L. cortex, corticis, bark + -form: cf. F. corticiforme. ] Resembling, or having the form of, bark or rind. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Corticine | n. [ F., fr. L. cortex, corticis, bark. ] A material for carpeting or floor covering, made of ground cork and caoutchouc or India rubber. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| cortico- | a. a combining form signifying cortex. [ PJC ] |
| corticoafferent | adj. (Med.) passing toward the cerebral cortex; -- of nerves and nerve impulses.
Syn. -- corticipetal. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| corticoefferent | adj. (Med.) directed from the cerebral cortex; -- of nerves and nerve impulses.
Syn. -- corticofugal, corticifugal. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| corticofugal | adj. same as corticoefferent; as, corticofugal discharges.
Syn. -- corticoefferent, corticifugal. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
