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CORTICIPETAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex
Synonyms:
corticipetal; corticoafferent
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Similar:
afferent (of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS)