cortices
['kɔrtə`siz]
, 层, 质,

[医] 质, 层; (树)

1. When the brains of the mother rats were examined, researchers found fewer degenerating cells in the cingulate, frontal and parietal cortices, regions that receive considerable sensory input.
   研究视些母鼠脑，带、顶等接感觉输脑质，退萎缩胞。
2. Coherence measures showed that the left cortices of the healthy control subjects were more developed than the right cortices, a result that is consistent with what is known about dominant hemispher
   性验，正常体球球育，解剖已优势脑球符，，者脑质通常位。

Cortex \Cor"tex\ (k[^o]r"t[e^]ks), n.; pl. {Cortices} (-t?-s?z).
[L., bark. Cf. {Cork}.]
1. Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.

2. (Med.) Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.

3. (Anat.) The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the
cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.