cortex vs adrenal cortex

cortex and adrenal cortex both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cortex	Yes	No	No	No
adrenal cortex	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, adrenal cortex is a hyponym of cortex; that is, adrenal cortex is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cortex:

cortex: the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
adrenal cortex: the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones

Other hyponyms of cortex include renal cortex.

cortex (noun)	adrenal cortex (noun)
the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal	the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones
the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus

cortex vs adrenal cortex

cortex and adrenal cortex both are nouns.

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