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How to pronounce “cortex

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Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of cortex with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Fun, Fear, Focus: Peak Performance RecipeThere is a part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex,
Definition summary
(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.

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How to pronounce cortex

Fun, Fear, Focus: Peak Performance Recipe

There is a part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex,

Example Sentences

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
  • (uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
  • (archaeology) The outer surface of a piece of flint.

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