cortex
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
Types & categories
- neural structure hypernym
- neopallium hyponym
- archipallium hyponym
Parts & wholes
- cerebrum part holonym
- Golgi's cell part meronym
- cortical area part meronym
- frontal lobe part meronym
- prefrontal lobe part meronym
- parietal lobe part meronym
- occipital lobe part meronym
- temporal lobe part meronym
- grey matter substance meronym
Related & opposite
- cortical derivation
Sense 2 noun
the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
Types & categories
- animal tissue hypernym
- plant tissue hypernym
- adrenal cortex hyponym
- renal cortex hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
Types & categories
- animal tissue hypernym
Parts & wholes
- crystalline lens part holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cortical |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | cerebrum |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Golgi's cell |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | cortical area |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | frontal lobe |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | prefrontal lobe |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | parietal lobe |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | occipital lobe |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | temporal lobe |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | grey matter |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | neural structure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neopallium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | archipallium |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | medulla |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cortical |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | animal tissue |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant tissue |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | adrenal cortex |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | renal cortex |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | crystalline lens |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | animal tissue |