皮质 (pí zhì) — cortex (especially cerebral cortex; also used for renal cortex, etc.)
Definition
Anatomy/biology term for 'cortex' — the outer layer of an organ. In most contexts it refers to the cerebral cortex (大脑皮质); 肾皮质, 肾上腺皮质 are specific named layers.
noun
cortex (especially cerebral cortex; also used for renal cortex, etc.)
Examples
- 皮质。Dà nǎo pí zhì shì fù zé gāo jí sī wéi de qū yù.The cerebral cortex is the area responsible for higher-level thinking.
- 皮质。Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de shèn pí zhì gōng néng.The doctor checked his renal cortex function.
- 皮质。Cháng qī yā lì huì yǐng xiǎng dà nǎo pí zhì de jiàn kāng.Long-term stress can affect the health of the cerebral cortex.
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