Axifugal

/ˌæksɪˈfjuːɡəl/ adjective

Moving or directed away from an axis, especially in biology referring to nerve impulses traveling away from a central nerve fiber.

From Latin 'axis' (axis) + 'fugal' from Latin 'fugere' (to flee). The term combines the concept of an axis with the direction of movement away from it, coined in 19th-century neuroscience.

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