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paleocortex

[pey-lee-oh-kawr-teks; especially British pal-ee-]
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noun Anatomy.
  1. the olfactory region of the brain.
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Origin of paleocortex

First recorded in 1905–10; paleo- + cortex
Related formspa·le·o·cor·ti·cal [pey-lee-oh-kawr-ti-kuh l; especially British pal-ee-] /ˌpeɪ li oʊˈkɔr tɪ kəl; especially British ˌpæl i-/, adjective
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paleocortex

(pā′lē-ō-kôr′tĕks′)
n.
  1. The phylogenetically oldest part of the cortical mantle of the cerebral hemisphere, represented by the olfactory cortex.
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