Noun: pathway 'pãth,wey
- A trodden path
"A winding pathway led up to the hilltop viewpoint";
- footpath
- A bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
"The optic radiation is a nerve pathway that carries visual information";
- nerve pathway, tract, nerve tract
- (biochemistry) a sequence of chemical reactions taking place within a cell
"The glycolysis pathway is crucial for cellular energy production";
- metabolic pathway
Derived forms: pathways
Type of: path, substantia alba, white matter
Encyclopedia: Pathway