Meanings and history of the name Tighe: | Edit. Irish/Gaelic history!! Tadhg or Tighe meaning is derived from the name Timothy. The name Tighe is a baby boy name. The name Tighe comes from the Irish origin. In Irish The meaning of the name Tighe is: Handsome.Variant of Teague.rish/Gaelic history!! Tadhg or Tighe meaning is derived from the name Timothy. The name Tighe is a baby boy name. The name Tighe comes from the Irish origin. In Irish The meaning of the name Tighe is: Handsome. Variant of Teague.
cortex. the outer layer of an organ or other structure, as distinguished from its inner substance or medulla. adj., adj corÂ´tical. adrenal cortex (cortex of adrenal gland) the outer, firm layer comprising the larger part of the adrenal gland; it secretes mineralocorticoids, androgens, and glucocorticoids.
The cortical reaction is a process initiated during fertilization by the release of cortical granules from the egg which prevents polyspermy, the fusion of multiple sperm with one egg.n mammals, however, the extracellular matrix modified by the cortical reaction is the zona pellucida. This modification of the zona pellucida is known as the zona reaction. Although highly conserved across the animal kingdom, the cortical reaction shows great diversity between species.