pyramidal tract

noun

: any of four columns of motor fibers that run in pairs on each side of the spinal cord and are continuations of the pyramids of the medulla oblongata

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pyramidal tract was in 1857

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“Pyramidal tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyramidal%20tract. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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pyramidal tract

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