corticifugal
[kor″tĭ-sif´u-g'l] proceeding, conducting, or moving away from the cerebral cortex. See also
efferent.
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cor·ti·cof·u·gal
(kōr'ti-kō-fyū'găl), Passing in a direction away from the outer surface; denoting especially nerve fibers conveying impulses away from the cerebral cortex.
[L. cortex, rind, bark, + fugio, to flee]
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cor·ti·cif·u·gal
(kōr-ti-sif'yū-găl) Passing in a direction away from the outer surface; denoting especially nerve fibers conveying impulses away from the cerebral cortex.
[L. cortex, rind, bark, + fugio, to flee]
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