— cortically , adv.
/kawr"ti keuhl/ , adj.
1. Anat. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
2. Physiol. resulting from the function or condition of the cerebral cortex.
3. Bot. of or pertaining to the cortex.
[ 1665-75; corticalis, equiv. to L cortic- (s. of cortex ) CORTEX + -alis -AL 1 ]