Moving or directed away from cells; especially used in physiology to describe nerve impulses or forces moving outward from a central point.
From celluli- (cells) + -fugal (from Latin fugere, to flee). Opposite of cellulipetal; both terms were coined in physiology to describe directional movement relative to cells.
Cellulifugal is like describing traffic flowing away from the city center—nerve cells use this term for signals zooming outward, and it's the opposite direction from cellulipetal (toward), giving scientists precise language for the body's constant two-way conversations.
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