1. Denoting the direction of the force pulling an object outward (away) from an axis of rotation. 2. Sometimes, by analogy, extended to describe any movement away from a center. Cf.:eccentric (2). [L. centrum, center, + fugio, to flee]
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cen·trif·u·gal sen-'trif-yə-gəl, -'trif-i-gəl adj passing outward (as from a nerve center to a muscle or gland): EFFERENT
cen·trif·u·gal·ly -gə-lē adv
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adj.
moving away from a centre, as from the brain to the peripheral tissues.
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cen·trif·u·gal (sen-trifґə-gəl) [centri- + -fugal2] 1. efferent (def. 1). 2. corticifugal.Medical dictionary. 2011.