cel·lif·u·gal \(ˈ)se|lif(y)ə̇gəl\adjective orcel·lu·lif·u·gal\|selyə|li-\ Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cell (I)or cellul- + -i- + -fugal; probably originally formed as German zellulifugal : conducting or conducted away from a cell body — used chiefly of nerve-cell processes and nerve impulses