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association fiber - 3 dictionary results

association fiber

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

Origin:
1875–80

Main Entry: association fiber
Function: noun
: a nerve fiber connecting different parts of the brain; especially : any of the fibers connecting differentareas within the cortex of each cerebral hemisphere —compare PROJECTION FIBER

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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