(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.

(neuroanatomy) The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

A ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or following a monarch.

the somatic sensory cortex

(anatomy) The region of the cerebral cortex that receives somatic signals from the thalamus.

Any type of weathering steel, a steel alloy which does not require painting and acquires a stable, rust-like appearance over time

(anatomy) A part of the brain which, together with the hippocampus, is important to memory functions

The medial prefrontal cortex of the human brain.

(anatomy) The outer portion of the adrenal glands that produces hormones essential to homeostasis.

plural of cortege