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Cerebripetal
Cerˊe-brip′e-tal
,Adj.
[
Cerebrum
+ L. petere
to seek.] (Physiol.)
Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.
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cerebripetal
cerebripetal
English
Adjective
cerebripetal (not comparable)
- (physiology, of nerve fibers) Going from the spinal cord to the brain, so as to transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.