Associations to the word «Corticofugal»

Wiktionary

CORTICOFUGAL, adjective. (anatomy) Describing a nerve fibre that originates in, and runs from the cerebral cortex

Dictionary definition

CORTICOFUGAL, adjective. Of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges".

Wise words

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