Definition of Corticoefferent

1. Adjective. Of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex. "Corticofugal discharges"

Exact synonyms: Corticifugal, Corticofugal
Similar to: Efferent, Motorial

Medical Definition of Corticoefferent

1. Passing in a direction away from the outer surface; denoting especially nerve fibres conveying impulses away from the cerebral cortex. Synonym: corticoefferent, corticofugal. Origin: L. Cortex, rind, bark, + fugio, to flee (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corticoefferent

corticiform
corticifugal
corticine
corticines
corticipetal
cortico-
cortico-hypothalamic
corticoafferent
corticobulbar
corticobulbar fibre
corticobulbar tract
corticocallosal
corticocerebellar
corticocerebellum
corticocortical
corticoefferent (current term)
corticofugal
corticogenesis
corticoid
corticoids
corticoliberin
corticolimbic
corticomedial
corticonuclear
corticonuclear fibre
corticopontine
corticopontine fibre
corticopontine tract
corticoreticular fibre
corticorubral fibre

Literary usage of Corticoefferent

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1. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1920)
"corticoefferent, kor-tik-o-ef'-fer-ent. Conducting impulses from the cortex cerebri to the periphery or to lower centers. ..."

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