spinoperiaqueductal fibers
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tract — An elongated area, e.g., path, track, way. SEE ALSO: fascicle. SYN: tractus. [L. tractus, a drawing out] alimentary t. SYN: digestive t.. anterior corticospinal t. uncrossed fibers forming a small bundle in the anterior funiculus of the … Medical dictionary
Fiber — The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates. Also known as bulk or roughage. Complex carbohydrates from plants are rich in starch and fiber. Examples of plants that provide complex carbohydrates (fiber) are fresh… … Medical dictionary
fibra — SYN: fiber, fiber. [L.] fibrae arcuatae cerebri [TA] SYN: arcuate fibers of cerebrum, under fiber. fibrae arcuatae externae SYN: external arcuate fibers, under fiber. fibrae arcuatae externae anteriores [TA] See external arcuate fibers, under… … Medical dictionary
fibrae spinoperiaqueductales — [TA] spinoperiaqueductal fibers: the subgroup of spinomesencephalic fibers of the anterolateral system that originate in the spinal cord and project to the periaqueductal gray substance … Medical dictionary
fibrae spinomesencephalicae — [TA] spinomesencephalic fibers: nerve fibers originating in the spinal cord and ascending as part of the anterolateral system to terminate in the mesencephalon; they are subclassified as spinoperiaqueductal (fibrae spinoperiaqueductales) and… … Medical dictionary
