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CENTRALLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function

Example:

The theater is centrally located

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

peripherally (in or at or near a periphery or according to a peripheral role or function or relationship)

Pertainym:

central (in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area)

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 Context examples: 

This agent also decreases sympathetic output centrally and blocks renin secretion.

(Esmolol Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A slow growing neuroendocrine tumor, composed of uniform, round, or polygonal cells having monotonous, centrally located nuclei and small nucleoli, infrequent mitoses, and no necrosis.

(Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

With mild sedative properties, centrally acting Chlorzoxazone inhibits muscle spasm at the spinal cord and subcortical levels of the brain.

(Chlorzoxazone/Acetaminophen, NCI Thesaurus)

The four connected cavities (hollow spaces) centrally located within the brain that connect posteriorly with the central canal of the spinal cord.

(Brain Ventricle, NCI Thesaurus)

Anamorelin binds to and stimulates the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) centrally, thereby mimicking the appetite-stimulating and growth hormone-releasing effects of grhelin.

(Anamorelin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Anamorelin binds to and stimulates the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) centrally, thereby mimicking the appetite-stimulating and growth hormone-releasing effects of ghrelin.

(Anamorelin, NCI Thesaurus)

Clonidine acts centrally by reducing sympathetic tone, resulting in a fall in diastolic and systolic blood pressure and a reduction in heart rate.

(Clonidine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A synthetic propanediol dicarbamate derivative and an adjunct in the treatment of painful muscle spasms, Carisoprodol is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant that relieves stiffness, pain, and discomfort caused by muscle injuries.

(Carisoprodol, NCI Thesaurus)

It also acts centrally to suppress cough.

(Codeine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The cochlear nerve fibers originate from neurons of the SPIRAL GANGLION and project peripherally to cochlear hair cells and centrally to the cochlear nuclei (COCHLEAR NUCLEUS) of the BRAIN STEM.

(Cochlear Nerve, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)