subcortical

[ suhb-kawr-ti-kuhl ]

adjective

, Anatomy.

1. situated beneath the cortex.

Other Words From

• sub·corti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of subcortical¹

First recorded in 1805–15; sub- + cortical

Example Sentences

Real time and delayed effects of subcortical low intensity focused ultrasound.

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Manipulation of subcortical and deep cortical activity in the primate brain using transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation.

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But the greatest number of prolegs is to be found in the Brazil subcortical larva lately mentioned.

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Subcortical; hexapod; antenn obsolete: body much depressed, with the last segment elongate, terminating in three or more mucros.

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As the above pup are usually subterranean or subcortical, the spines assist in pushing them out of the ground, &c.

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The subcortical complex had evidently found its normal channels of discharge.

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This is the case with the subcortical one from Brazil lately mentioned.

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