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centripetal
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centripetal /cen·trip·e·tal/ (sen-trip´ĕ-t'l)
1. afferent (1).
2. corticipetal.
cen·trip·e·tal (sn-trp-tl)
adj.
1. Moving or directed toward a center or axis.
2. Transmitting nerve impulses toward the central nervous system; afferent.
centripetal
[sentrip′ətəl]
Etymology: Gk, kentron + L, petere, to seek
1 denoting an afferent direction, such as that of a sensory nerve impulse traveling toward the brain.
2 denoting the direction of a force pulling an object toward an axis of rotation or constraining an object to a specific curved path.
centripetal [sen-trip´ĕ-t'l]
1. moving towards a center.
2. afferent (def. 1).
centripetal
moving toward a center.
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