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paleocortex

[pey-lee-oh-kawr-teks; especially British pal-ee-]

noun Anatomy.

the olfactory region of the brain.

Nearby words

  1. paleocene,
  2. paleocerebellum,
  3. paleoclimate,
  4. paleoclimatology,
  5. paleoconservative,
  6. paleoecology,
  7. paleoencephalon,
  8. paleog.,
  9. paleogene,
  10. paleogeography

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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Medicine definitions for paleocortex

paleocortex

[pā′lē-ō-kôr′tĕks′]

n.

The phylogenetically oldest part of the cortical mantle of the cerebral hemisphere, represented by the olfactory cortex.
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