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SUBCORTICAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or being or involving nerve centers below the cerebral cortex

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cortex (the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)

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 Context examples: 

A very thin, curved lamina comprised of subcortical gray matter that is lateral to the putamen, medial to the insular cortex, and between the external and extreme capsules.

(Claustrum, NCI Thesaurus)

Although its exact mechanism of action is unknown, chlorzoxazone (CZ) appears to act at the spinal cord and subcortical levels of the brain to inhibit multisynaptic reflex arcs involved in producing and maintaining muscle spasms.

(Chlorzoxazone, NCI Thesaurus)