corticalis

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corticalis

  1. (anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ; cortex.
    • 1878, C. Schweigger, Porter Farley, Handbook of Ophthalmology, page 359:
      Simultaneously the nucleus becomes more distinctly differentiated from the corticalis, by a more or less decided yellowish-brown color; its transparency, however, does not suffer to the same degree as that of the corticalis.
    • 1956, Progress in radiobiology, page 431:
      Sometimes it was present within the normal ring of the corticalis and sometimes in a greatly expanded corticalis, extending also into the marrow cavity.
    • 2012, T. Rand, P. Ritschl, S. Trattnig, Imaging of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors: A Case Study Approach:
      There might be some thinning of the corticalis, but there is no evidence of erosion or destruction.

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