Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cerebral cortex

/səˈɹiː.bɹəl ˈkɔɹtɛks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: cere-bral -cor-tex
IPA: /səˈɹiː.bɹəl ˈkɔɹtɛks/

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

Example Sentences

"Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈɹiː.bɹəl ˈkɔɹtɛks/
British English: /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl ˈkɔːtɛks/

Inflected Forms

cerebral cortices (plural) cerebral cortexes (plural)

Synonyms

pallium cerebral cortex cerebral mantle cortex

Questions

How do you pronounce cerebral cortex?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹiː.bɹəl ˈkɔɹtɛks/.
What does cerebral cortex mean?: The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

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