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cortical

/ˈkɔɹ.tɪ.kəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
cor-ti-cal
IPA
/ˈkɔɹ.tɪ.kəl/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.

adj

Pertaining to the cortex of a stem or root—the tissue that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin cortex (“bark”), stem cortic-, + -al.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɔɹ.tɪ.kəl/
  • British English: /ˈkɔː.tɪ.kəl/

Derived Forms

adrenocortical allocortical amygdalocortical archicortical bicortical cerebellocortical cerebellothalamocortical cerebrocortical corticalization cortically corticocortical cytocortical

Phrases

cortical alveolus cortical column cortical plate cortical reaction cortico-

Frequently Paired Words

cortex cortico-

Questions

How do you pronounce cortical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔɹ.tɪ.kəl/.
What does cortical mean?
Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
Where does cortical come from?
From Latin cortex (“bark”), stem cortic-, + -al.

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