CORTICOFUGAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corticofugal mean? 

• CORTICOFUGAL (adjective)
  The adjective CORTICOFUGAL has 1 sense:

1. of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex

  Familiarity information: CORTICOFUGAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORTICOFUGAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex

Synonyms:

corticifugal; corticoefferent; corticofugal

Context example:

corticofugal discharges

Similar:

efferent; motorial (of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS)

 Context examples 

They form a large bundle of corticofugal fibers extending longitudinally on each side of the midline on the ventral surface of the midbrain.

(Crus Cerebri, NCI Thesaurus)