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path·way
(păth′wā′, 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.
pathway
(ˈpɑːθˌweɪ)n
2. a route to or way of access to; way of reaching or achieving something
3. (Education) courses taken by a student to gain entry to a higher course or towards a final qualification
4. (Biochemistry) biochem a chain of reactions associated with a particular metabolic process
path•way
(ˈpæθˌweɪ, ˈpɑθ-)n.
1. a path, course, route, or way.
2. a sequence of reactions, usu. controlled and catalyzed by enzymes, by which one organic substance is converted to another.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() path - a way especially designed for a particular use |
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طَريق، مَسار
stezka
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gyalogösvény
gangstígur, slóî
patikayaya yolu
path
(paːθ) – plural paths (paːðz) – noun1. a way made across the ground by the passing of people or animals. There is a path through the fields; a mountain path.
2. (any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving. She stood right in the path of the bus.
ˈpathway noun a path.
path·way
n. curso, comunicación; senda.