adjective
PhysiologyConveying nerve impulses away from the cell body of a neuron; moving in this direction, or away from the centre of a cell; designating or relating to such (a direction of) movement. Opposed to cellulipetal .
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From cellule + -ifugal, after French cellulifuge. Compare German cellulifugal.
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