cerebrifugal

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What does cerebrifugal mean?

Applied to those nerve fibers, or veins, which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.

Where does cerebrifugal come from?

cerebrum + Latin fugere (“to flee”)

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