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大だい脳のう皮ひ質しつ

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Meanings

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cerebral cortex

Anatomical term for the outer layer of the cerebrum. Used in medical, biological, and neuroscience contexts.

大だい脳のう皮ひ質しつは記き憶おくや思し考こうに関かかわっている。
The cerebral cortex is involved in memory and thinking.
この研けん究きゅうは大だい脳のう皮ひ質しつの機き能のうを調しらべている。
This research investigates the function of the cerebral cortex.

Kanji

大large, big
脳brain, memory
皮pelt, skin, hide
質substance, quality, matter

Related words

大だい脳のう
大脳 refers to the cerebrum as a whole, while 大脳皮質 specifically means the cerebral cortex, its outer layer.
皮ひ質しつ
皮質 means 'cortex' in a general anatomical sense (e.g., 腎皮質 'renal cortex'). 大脳皮質 is the cortex of the cerebrum.

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大だい脳のう+皮ひ質しつ

Etymology

Compound of 大脳 (だいのう, 'cerebrum') and 皮質 (ひしつ, 'cortex'). The term is a direct anatomical borrowing from Western medicine, likely calqued from German 'Großhirnrinde' or English 'cerebral cortex'.