Passing in a direction toward the outer surface; denoting nerve fibers conveying impulses toward the cerebral cortex. SYN: corticoafferent. [L. cortex, rind, bark, + peto, to seek]
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cor·ti·cip·e·tal -'sip-ət-əl adj originating without and passing to or toward the cerebral cortex <a \corticipetal nerve fiber>
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cor·ti·cip·e·tal (kor″tĭ-sipґə-təl) [cortic- + L. -petal] proceeding or conducting toward the cerebral cortex. Cf. afferent.Medical dictionary. 2011.