What does "corticobulbar" mean?

Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the brainstem, especially with regard to the corticobulbar tract, a white matter pathway connecting the two.

Corticobulbar

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Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the brainstem, especially with regard to the corticobulbar tract, a white matter pathway connecting the two. not-comparable

Etymology

From cortico- + bulbar.

Related phrases

cerebral cortex white matter

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