paracortex

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ cortex.

Noun

paracortex (plural paracortexes or paracortices)

  1. The portion of a lymph node immediately surrounding the medulla.
    Unlike the cortex, which has mostly immature T cells, or thymocytes, the paracortex has a mixture of immature and mature T cells.
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