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CORTICIFUGAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corticifugal mean?
• CORTICIFUGAL (adjective)
The adjective CORTICIFUGAL has 1 sense:
1. of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex
Familiarity information: CORTICIFUGAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex
Synonyms:
corticifugal; corticoefferent; corticofugal
Context example:
corticofugal discharges
Similar:
efferent; motorial (of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS)
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