Akademik

paleocortex

noun

the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑archipallium

• Derivationally related forms: ↑paleocortical

• Hypernyms: ↑cerebral cortex, ↑cerebral mantle, ↑pallium, ↑cortex

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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from pale- + cortex

: the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum

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—paleocortical /pay'lee oh kawr"ti keuhl/; esp. Brit. /pal'ee-/, adj.

/pay'lee oh kawr"teks/; esp. Brit. /pal'ee-/, n. Anat.

the olfactory region of the brain.

[1905-10; PALEO- + CORTEX]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.