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cortico-
cortico- or cortic-pref. Cortex: corticotropin.
[From Latin cortex, cortic-, bark, rind; see cortex.]cortico- or before a vowel cortic-combining form (Biology) indicating the cortex: corticotrophin. cor•tex (ˈkɔr tɛks)
n., pl. -ti•ces (-təˌsiz) 1. a. the outer region of a body organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney. b. cerebral cortex. 2. a. the portion of a plant stem or trunk between the epidermis and the vascular tissue; bark. b. any outer layer, as rind. 3. the surface tissue layer of a fungus or lichen, composed of massed hyphal cells. [1650–60; < Latin: bark, rind, shell, husk] EncyclopediaSeecortexcortico-
cortico-, cortic- [L. cortex, stem cortic-, bark, rind] Prefixes meaning cortex. |