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corticobulbar

corticobulbar adjective: of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the brainstem, especially with regard to the corticobulbar tract, a white matter pathway connecting the two.

Adjective

corticobulbar (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the brainstem, especially with regard to the corticobulbar tract, a white matter pathway connecting the two.

Origin of corticobulbar

From cortico- + bulbar.

Questions about corticobulbar

What does corticobulbar mean?
Corticobulbar means of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the brainstem, especially with regard to the corticobulbar tract, a white matter pathway connecting the two.
What part of speech is corticobulbar?
Corticobulbar is an adjective.

Words near corticobulbar in the dictionary

  1. corticoamigdalohippocampectomy
  2. corticoamygdalohippocampectomy
  3. corticoamygdaloid
  4. corticobasal
  5. corticobasal syndrome
  6. corticobulbar
  7. corticobulbospinal
  8. corticocallosal
  9. corticocancellous
  10. corticocentric
  11. corticocerebellar

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