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CORTICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a cortex
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cortex (the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal)
Derivation:
cortex (the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)
cortex (the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal)
Context examples:
A term that refers to the staging of adrenal cortical carcinoma according to the European network for the study of adrenal tumors (ENSAT), 7th edition, 2009.
(Adrenal Cortex Carcinoma Overall ENSAT v7 Staging, NCI Thesaurus)
It is composed of hyperplastic adrenal cortical tissue, and it is associated with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
(Adrenal Rest Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
IEDs were followed by cortical spindles at time intervals similar to that seen in the rats.
(Seizures disrupt memory network, NIH)
Adrenal cortical tumors 94% and pituitary tumors 8-18% at 18 months (Hansen et al 1973).
(OM, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)
The reduction of potentiation prevents cortical seizure foci spreading to adjacent areas, stabilizing the threshold against hyperexcitability.
(Phenytoin, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant epithelial neoplasm arising from adrenal cortical cells.
(Adrenal Cortex Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Among the results, the researchers identified transcription patterns reflecting differences in cortical development between humans, nonhuman primates, and rodents.
(An Atlas of the Developing Human Brain, NIH)
A rare, usually large (greater than 5cm), malignant epithelial tumor arising from the adrenal cortical cells.
(Adrenal Cortex Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes metallothionein-3 protein, is involved in neural survival inhibition and in the neurite formation of cortical neurons.
(MT3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, well-circumscribed renal cortical neoplasm affecting females more often than males.
(Metanephric Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
