cerebrifugal

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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.

OriginLatin fugere →
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Meanings

adjectivecerebrifugal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableraremedicineApplied to those nerve fibers, or veins, which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.

Origin

  1. Latinfugere“to flee”
  2. Englishcerebrifugal

cerebrum + Latin fugere (“to flee”)

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cerebrifugal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebrifugal

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