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extralemniscal

extralemniscal adjective: in addition to the lemniscal (system) (deals with cruder levels of touch and pressure, pain and temperature).

Adjective

extralemniscal (not comparable)

  1. In addition to the lemniscal (system) (deals with cruder levels of touch and pressure, pain and temperature)
    • In the extralemniscal pathway, the ventral tier of VPM projects mainly to L4 and L6 [67 ] in the secondary somatosensory cortex (S2).2016 January 29, “Control of Somatosensory Cortical Processing by Thalamic Posterior Medial Nucleus: A New Role of Thalamus in Cortical Function”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of extralemniscal

From extra- + lemniscal.

Questions about extralemniscal

What does extralemniscal mean?
Extralemniscal means in addition to the lemniscal (system) (deals with cruder levels of touch and pressure, pain and temperature).
What part of speech is extralemniscal?
Extralemniscal is an adjective.

Words near extralemniscal in the dictionary

  1. extralaminar
  2. extralarge
  3. extralaryngeal
  4. extralegal
  5. extralegally
  6. extralemniscal
  7. extralenticular
  8. extralesional
  9. extralexical
  10. extraligamentous
  11. extralight

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