Medical Definition of Tractus corticospinalis lateralis

1. Those fibres of the pyramidal tract that cross to the opposite side in the pyramidal decussation and descend in the dorsal half of the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord; they are distributed throughout the length of the spinal cord to interneurons of the zona intermedia of the spinal gray matter. See: pyramidal tract. Synonym: tractus corticospinalis lateralis, tractus pyramidalis lateralis, crossed pyramidal tract, fasciculus corticospinalis lateralis, fasciculus pyramidalis lateralis, lateral corticospinal tract, lateral pyramidal fasciculus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tractus Corticospinalis Lateralis

tractory
tractotomy
tractrices
tractricoid
tractricoids
tractrix
tracts
tractus
tractus cerebellorubralis
tractus cerebellothalamicus
tractus corticobulbaris
tractus corticopontini
tractus corticospinalis
tractus corticospinalis anterior
tractus corticospinalis lateralis (current term)
tractus descendens nervi trigemini
tractus dorsolateralis
tractus fastigiobulbaris
tractus habenulopeduncularis
tractus iliotibialis
tractus mesencephalicus nervi trigemini
tractus occipitopontinus
tractus olfactorius
tractus olivocerebellaris
tractus opticus
tractus parietopontinus
tractus pyramidalis
tractus pyramidalis anterior

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