Cerebrifugal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]