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    3. 皮質

    皮質

    皮ひ質しつ

    cortex

    KMT10News #37+1NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab20 strokes

    ひしつ

    Noun

    1.
    cortex
    anatomy

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    脳のうの皮ひ質しつはとても重じゅう要ようだ。

    The brain's cortex is very important.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    大だい脳のう皮ひ質しつは、思し考こうや記き憶おくなどの高こう次じ機き能のうをつかさどる。

    The cerebral cortex controls higher functions such as thought and memory.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    腎じん臓ぞうの皮ひ質しつと髄ずい質しつは、それぞれ異ことなる役やく割わりを担にない、体いたい液えきのバランスを維い持じしている。

    The renal cortex and medulla each play different roles, maintaining fluid balance in the body.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    脳のう損そん傷しょうにより、運うん動どう皮ひ質しつに障しょう害がいが生しょうじ、体からだの動うごきに影えい響きょうが出でた。

    Due to brain damage, the motor cortex was impaired, affecting body movements.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    最さい新しんの研けん究きゅうでは、視し覚かく皮ひ質しつがどのように情じょう報ほうを処しょ理りするかが解かい明めいされつつある。

    In recent research, it is becoming clear how the visual cortex processes information.

    KMT10Science & MathMedicine & Health

    Kanji that make up this word

    皮
    かわ…(1)
    pelt・skin・hide・leather・skin radical (no. 107)
    質
    たち・ただ.す・もと・わりふ…(3)
    substance・quality・matter・temperament
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