subcortical

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ cortical.

Adjective

subcortical (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Of or pertaining to the subcortex, the portion of the brain located below the cerebral cortex

   He was diagnosed with subcortical dementia.

2. Beneath the bark of trees.
   • 1978, George Ferrell, Risk Rating Systems for Mature Red Fir and White Fir in Northern California, page 17:

     More than two-thirds of the trees evidenced subcortical beetles, but no root decay fungi. The latter, without the former, were found in only 2 to 3 percent of the trees.

Derived terms

• subcortically

Translations

of or pertaining to subcortex

• Finnish: subkortikaalinen, aivokuorenalainen
• Hungarian: kéreg alatti sg

Anagrams

• scorbutical

Romanian

Etymology

From sub- +‎ cortical.

Adjective

subcortical m or n (feminine singular subcorticală, masculine plural subcorticali, feminine and neuter plural subcorticale)

1. subcortical

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	subcortical		subcorticală		subcorticali	subcorticale
	definite	subcorticalul		subcorticala		subcorticalii	subcorticalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	subcortical		subcorticale		subcorticali	subcorticale
	definite	subcorticalului		subcorticalei		subcorticalilor	subcorticalelor

Spanish

Adjective

subcortical m or f (masculine and feminine plural subcorticales)

1. subcortical