PALLIUM (pallia)

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Irregular inflected form: pallia   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pallium mean? 

• PALLIUM (noun)
  The noun PALLIUM has 4 senses:

1. the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

2. (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

3. (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back

4. cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome

  Familiarity information: PALLIUM used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PALLIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cerebral cortex; cerebral mantle; cortex; pallium

Hypernyms ("pallium" is a kind of...):

neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)

Meronyms (parts of "pallium"):

Golgi's cell; Golgi cell (a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter)

cortical area; cortical region (any of various regions of the cerebral cortex)

frontal cortex; frontal lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead)

prefrontal cortex; prefrontal lobe (the anterior part of the frontal lobe)

parietal cortex; parietal lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head)

occipital cortex; occipital lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head)

temporal cortex; temporal lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head)

Meronyms (substance of "pallium"):

gray matter; gray substance; grey matter; grey substance; substantia grisea (greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pallium"):

neocortex; neopallium (the cortical part of the neencephalon)

archipallium; paleocortex (the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum)

Holonyms ("pallium" is a part of...):

cerebrum (anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

mantle; pallium

Hypernyms ("pallium" is a kind of...):

cuticle; epidermis (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)

Domain category:

zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pallium" is a kind of...):

vestment (gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy)

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pallium" is a kind of...):

cloak (a loose outer garment)