SYN: corticofugal.
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cor·ti·cif·u·gal .kȯrt-ə-'sif-yə-gəl, -'sif-i-gəl adj originating within and passing away from the cortex <a \corticifugal nerve fiber>
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cor·ti·cif·u·gal (kor″tĭ-sifґə-gəl) [cortex + L. fugere to flee] proceeding or conducting away from the cerebral cortex. Cf. efferent.Medical dictionary. 2011.