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LENS CORTEX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
Synonyms:
cortex; lens cortex
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lens cortex" is a kind of...):
animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
Holonyms ("lens cortex" is a part of...):
crystalline lens; lens; lens of the eye (biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina)
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