cortex

英 [ˈkɔːteks]

美 [ˈkɔːrteks]

n.  皮层; 皮质; (尤指)大脑皮层

复数：cortexes　

医学

Collins.1 / BNC.10920 / COCA.13799

牛津词典

noun

• 皮层；皮质；（尤指）大脑皮层
  the outer layer of an organ in the body, especially the brain
  1. the cerebral/renal cortex (= around the brain/ kidney )
     大脑 / 肾皮层

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 皮层;皮质;大脑皮层
  The cortexof the brain or of another organ is its outer layer.
  1. ...the cerebral cortex.
     大脑皮层

英英释义

noun

• the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
  Synonym:lens cortex
• the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
  Synonym:cerebral cortexcerebral mantlepallium
• the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

双语例句

• They confirmed that the part of the auditory cortex that picks up peripheral sound switches to peripheral vision.
  他们证实先天失聪的猫听觉皮层中接收周边声音的部分，转化成了周边视觉。
• The research team then used microscopic techniques to visualize the spines on nerve cells within the prefrontal cortex.
  接着研究人员采用显微技术对前额皮质内神经细胞的棘状突起进行可视化检测。
• NOS-positive neurons were present in LGN, visual cortex and parietal cortex.
  结果：NOS阳性细胞存在于大鼠LGN、视皮层及大脑项叶皮层中。
• The results were as following: the kidney of African ostrich is divided into cortex and medulla.
  结果表明：非洲鸵鸟的肾脏分为皮质和髓质，髓质与皮质相连，部分髓质孤立分布。
• Most significantly of all, it shrinks the volume of the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus.
  最为的是，它缩小了前额叶皮质和海马体的体积。
• Objective: To study afferent projections from the diencephalon and brainstem to the orbital cortex ( OC).
  目的：研究间脑和脑干至眶皮质的传入投射。
• Those with pain lacked this visual feedback system, and showed no activity in the sensory or motor cortex.
  感觉到疼痛的人却没有这样的视觉回馈系统，而且在感觉和运动皮层都没有活动。
• State two neural mechanisms that have been hypothesized to account for the plasticity of auditory cortex mappings.
  陈述两个用以假设说明听觉神经皮质投映之可塑性的神经机制。
• Relating to or connecting the cortex and thalamus.
  关于或涉及丘脑及其皮层的。
• The neuronal signals for smiles usually start in the cortex of our brain.
  微笑的神经信号通常开始于我们的大脑皮质。