PALEOCORTEX

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The olfactory cortex of the cerebrum

Synonyms:

archipallium; paleocortex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("paleocortex" is a kind of...):

cerebral cortex; cerebral mantle; cortex; pallium (the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)

Derivation:

paleocortical (of or relating to the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum)

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