Meanings
nounallocortex (plural allocortexes or allocortices)
plural allocortexes · plural allocortices
- anatomyThe heterogenetic cortex; part of the cerebral cortex characterized by fewer cell layers than the neocortex (i.e. fewer than six)
Origin
Translations
French allocortex
- allocortexthe part of the cortex characterize by fewer cell layers than the neocortex
Polish kora mózgowa heterotypowa
- kora mózgowa heterotypowathe part of the cortex characterize by fewer cell layers than the neocortex
Portuguese alocórtex
- alocórtexthe part of the cortex characterize by fewer cell layers than the neocortex
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APA
allocortex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocortex
MLA
“allocortex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocortex. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allocortex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocortex.
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