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cortical definition
cor·ti·cal (kôr′ti kəl)
adjective
- of a cortex
- consisting of cortex
- involving, or in some way caused by, the brain cortex
Etymology: ModL corticalis < L cortex (gen. corticis), bark of a tree
Related Forms:
- cortically cor′·ti·cally adverb
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