pathway

pathway definition - medical

path·way (păthˈwāˌ)

noun
  1. A course usually followed by a body part or process.
  2. A chain of nerve fibers along which impulses normally travel.
  3. A sequence of enzymatic or other reactions by which one biological material is converted to another.

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