corticofugal

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adjective

Describing a nerve fibre that originates in, and runs from, the cerebral cortex.

Similar
corticoefferentcorticifugalefferentmotorial
Opposite
corticopetal
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Meanings

adjectivecorticofugal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyDescribing a nerve fibre that originates in, and runs from, the cerebral cortex.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
corticopetal

adjectiveof a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex

Similar
corticoefferentcorticifugalefferentmotorial
Also see
corticifugalcorticoefferentefferentmotorial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cortico- + -fugal.

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APA

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

MLA

“corticofugal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticofugal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corticofugal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticofugal.

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