center

(sen’ter) [Gr. κέντρον: L. centrum]. Any ganglion or plexus giving off nerves which control function; also any group of ganglion-cells which has ἃ stimulating or inhibitory office. abdominal c., epigastric c., a cutaneous reflex center in the gray matter of the cord: said to be between the sixth and cleventh dorsal vertebra. accelerating c., a center in the oblong at a which sends accelerating fibers to the heart. acousticc., the auditory center. ankle-clonus c., a cutaneous reflex center in the gray matter of the cord: said The development of