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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Originating in and running from the cortex, or outer layer of the cerebrum or cerebellum, into adjacent regions, such as the pulvinar and quadrigeminal bodies or the various fiber-tracts.

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  • adjective of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex

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