(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:44:50

Cor"ti*cal (k?r"t?-kal), a. [L. cortex bark: cf. F. cortical.]

Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical substance of the kidney.

 

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