pathway (redirected from efferent pathway)

path·way  (pthw, päth-)

n.

1. A path.

2. Physiology

a. A course usually followed by a body part or process.

b. A chain of nerve fibers along which impulses normally travel.

c. A sequence of enzymatic or other reactions by which one biological material is converted to another.

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pathway

Noun

a path

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pathway  (pthw)

1. A chain of nerve fibers along which impulses normally travel.

2. A sequence of enzymatic or other reactions by which one biological material is converted to another.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pathway - a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain nerve pathway, nerve tract, tract optic radiation, radiatio optica - a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the visual cortex commissure - a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord cerebral peduncle, peduncle - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain substantia alba, white matter - whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths
	2.	pathway - a trodden path                       footpath path - a way especially designed for a particular use

Translations

pathway [ˈpɑːθweɪ] n → sendero, vereda

pathway [ˈpɑːθweɪ] n → chemin m, sentier m;

(in garden) → allée f

pathway [ˈpɑːθweɪ] n → Pfad m, Weg m (fig); Weg

pathway [ˈpɑːθweɪ] n → sentiero, viottolo