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corticonuclear

corticonuclear adjective: of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the motor nuclei in the brainstem.

Adjective

corticonuclear (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the motor nuclei in the brainstem.

Origin of corticonuclear

From cortico- + nuclear.

Questions about corticonuclear

What does corticonuclear mean?
Corticonuclear means of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the motor nuclei in the brainstem.
What part of speech is corticonuclear?
Corticonuclear is an adjective.

Words near corticonuclear in the dictionary

  1. corticomotoneurons
  2. corticomotor
  3. corticomuscular
  4. corticoneuronal
  5. corticonigral
  6. corticonuclear
  7. corticopapillary
  8. corticopeduncular
  9. corticopetal
  10. corticophilous
  11. corticophobia

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