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corticopetal

corticopetal adjective: describing a nerve fibre that runs towards the cerebral cortex.

Adjective

corticopetal (not comparable)

  1. Describing a nerve fibre that runs towards the cerebral cortex.

Antonyms of corticopetal

Origin of corticopetal

From cortico- + -petal.

Questions about corticopetal

What does corticopetal mean?
Corticopetal means describing a nerve fibre that runs towards the cerebral cortex.
What part of speech is corticopetal?
Corticopetal is an adjective.

Words near corticopetal in the dictionary

  1. corticoneuronal
  2. corticonigral
  3. corticonuclear
  4. corticopapillary
  5. corticopeduncular
  6. corticopetal
  7. corticophilous
  8. corticophobia
  9. corticopontine
  10. corticopontocerebellar
  11. corticoprotein

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