CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
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Terms in this context
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cortege in CommonParlance
- definition a funeral procession
- definition the group following and attending to some important person
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cortex in CommonParlance
- definition the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
- definition the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
- definition the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
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cortical in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to a cortex
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cortical area in CommonParlance
- definition any of various regions of the cerebral cortex
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cortical cataract in CommonParlance
- definition a cataract that affects the lens cortex
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cortical epilepsy in CommonParlance
- definition epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance)
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cortical potential in CommonParlance
- definition (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
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cortical region in CommonParlance
- definition any of various regions of the cerebral cortex
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cortically in CommonParlance
- definition with respect to the cortex
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corticifugal in CommonParlance
- definition of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex
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corticipetal in CommonParlance
- definition of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex
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cortico-hypothalamic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the cortex and the hypothalamus
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corticoafferent in CommonParlance
- definition of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex
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corticoefferent in CommonParlance
- definition of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex
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corticofugal in CommonParlance
- definition of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex
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corticoid in CommonParlance
- definition a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response
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corticospinal tract in CommonParlance
- definition any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord
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corticosteroid in CommonParlance
- definition a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response
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corticosterone in CommonParlance
- definition secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body
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corticotrophin in CommonParlance
- definition a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
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corticotropin in CommonParlance
- definition a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
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cortina in CommonParlance
- definition a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils
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cortisol in CommonParlance
- definition an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
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cortisone in CommonParlance
- definition a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone
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corundom in CommonParlance
- definition very hard mineral used as an abrasive