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

• 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。
• The tissues of the stele and cortex are derived from the corpus.
  中柱和皮层组织就是来源于原体。
• In group B, the mode of connection between omentum and cerebral cortex was studied.
  乙组了解网膜和脑皮层之间的联接方式。
• 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。
• At this point, the prefrontal cortex begins to idle down again.
  到了这里，我们的前额皮质又开始偷懒了，因为接下来只是一个简单的匹配游戏。
• 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。
• Peripheral nerve injury of a limb usually causes functional reorganization of the contralateral somatosensory cortex.
  单侧肢体的外周神经损伤通常导致对侧体感皮层的功能重组。
• 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。
• The EEG recording detects the combined electrical activity of thousands of neurons working together in the cerebral cortex.
  脑电图记录发现了大脑皮层里数千神经细胞一起联合做出的电波活动。
• As in the trolley studies, there was also activity in the frontal cortex.
  正如以上对有轨电车的研究中一样，前脑皮层中也出现了活动。