association fiber

association fiber

noun Anatomy.
any of several nerve fibers connecting different areas of the cerebral cortex in the same hemisphere.

Origin:
1875–80
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one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat
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association fiber n.
Any of the nerve fibers connecting individual subdivisions of a brain structure or different segments of the spinal cord.

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