zonifugal

zonifugal

 [zo-nif´ŭ-gal]

passing outward from a zone or region.

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zo·nif·u·gal

(zō-nif'yū-găl)

Passing from within any region outward; as in mapping out an area of disturbed sensation, when the stimulus is first applied to the affected region and is carried into the area where sensation is normal.

[L. zona, zone, + fugio, to flee]

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