cerebrifugal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Applied to those nerve fibers, or veins, which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.

Word forms

cerebrifugal

Etymology

cerebrum + Latin fugere (“to flee”)

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