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How to pronounce “cortex”
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There 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,
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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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