Word: corticothalamocortical
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cor
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Definition: From the cerebral cortex to the thalamus and back to the cerebral cortex.
Morphemes:
Affix: cortico-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cortex, usually the adrenal cortex or the cerebral cortex.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cortex
Language: la
Decoded: cortex
Meaning: bark
Affix: thalamo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: thalamus; large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
Affix: cortical
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to the cortex of a stem or root—the tissue that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cortex
Language: la
Decoded: cortex
Meaning: bark