adj 1  :  of, relating to, or consisting of cortex < tissue>   2  :  involving or resulting from the action or condition of the cerebral cortex < blindness>  cor*ti*cal*ly adv 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  crit·i·cal 
 
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