Cortex

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Cortex may mean:-

In science:

  • Cortex (anatomy), the outermost or superficial layer of an organ
  • Cortex (archaeology), the outer layer of rock formed on the exterior of raw materials by chemical and mechanical weathering processes
  • Cortex (botany), the outer portion of the stem or root of a plant
  • Cerebral cortex (usually just cortex), the outer layer of the vertebrate brain
  • Cerebellar cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebellum. It is composed of three layers.
    • (Cortex is Latin for "bark".)

In video games:

Other uses:

  • Cortex, a scientific journal founded in 1964 and produced by Masson Publishing
  • Cortex (payment software), a card payment software package for the banking industry.

[edit] See also

  • The explosive cord is correctly spelt Cordtex