pathway has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a bundle of nerve fibers following a path through the brain

Used in print

(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)

Facilitatory processes take_place between neocortex and hypothalamus via ascending and descending pathways .

This tendency can be broken either by restoring hypothalamic excitability directly or via cortico-hypothalamic pathways .

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[ noun ] a trodden path

Synonyms

footpath

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(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)

Also three other direct pathways of alveolar bronchial arterial supply were noted : via the pleura ; through the interlobular septa ; and along the terminal bronchiole ( figs. 14 , 17 , 18 , 19 ) .

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