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Cerebrifugal

Cerebrifugal \Cer`e*brif"u*gal\, a. [Cerebrum + L. fugere to flee.] (Physiol.) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.

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cerebrifugal

a. (context physiology English) (non-gloss definition: Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.)

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He knew that Savage was an extremely fine surgeon, rather a wizard, for the man had devised some procedures in brain surgery that were exceptional, and his measurements of cerebrifugal voltages were outstanding contributions to tabular analysis.