CortexWordNet Explorer
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noun
the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
Words in this synset: lens_cortex
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the tissue in the bodies of animals
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biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
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the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
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a structure that is part of the nervous system
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anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
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a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter
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any of various regions of the cerebral cortex