LENS CORTEX

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus

Synonyms:

cortex; lens cortex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lens cortex" is a kind of...):

animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)

Holonyms ("lens cortex" is a part of...):

crystalline lens; lens; lens of the eye (biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina)

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