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cerebrifugal

cerebrifugal adjective: applied to those nerve fibers, or veins, which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.

Adjective

cerebrifugal (not comparable)

  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.

Origin of cerebrifugal

cerebrum + Latin fugere (“to flee”)

Questions about cerebrifugal

What does cerebrifugal mean?
Cerebrifugal means applied to those nerve fibers, or veins, which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
What part of speech is cerebrifugal?
Cerebrifugal is an adjective.

Words near cerebrifugal in the dictionary

  1. cerebric
  2. cerebric acid
  3. cerebricity
  4. cerebriform
  5. cerebriformly
  6. cerebrifugal
  7. cerebrin
  8. cerebripetal
  9. cerebritides
  10. cerebritis
  11. cerebro-

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