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fascicle

noun
fas·​ci·​cle | \ ˈfa-si-kÉ™l How to pronounce fascicle (audio) \

Definition of fascicle

1 : a small or slender bundle (as of pine needles or nerve fibers)
2 : one of the divisions of a book published in parts
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fascicled \ ˈfa-​si-​kÉ™ld How to pronounce fascicled (audio) \ adjective

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Fascicle, which has been a part of our language since the 15th century, is one of a bundle of words derived from Latin fascis, meaning "bundle." In book publishing, "fascicle" and its variants "fascicule" and "fasciculus" can all be used for one of the installments of a voluminous work; "fasciculus" can also be used for a bundle of anatomical fibers. "Fasciitis" is an inflammation of a "fascia," which is a sheet of tissue connecting muscles. You can also have a case of "fasciculation," or muscular twitching. Other descendants of "fascis" include "fasces" (a bundle of rods and an ax borne before ancient Roman magistrates as a badge of authority) and "fascine" (a long bundle of sticks of wood bound together).

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 The deep core muscles, called the quadratus lumborum, psoas major, external oblique, and the deep fascicles erector spinae, attach directly to the lumbar vertebrae, and function primarily to stabilize the lumbar spine. — David Becker, Philly.com, "Training for Broad Street Run? Here's how to avoid back pain," 28 Feb. 2018 The deep core muscles, called the quadratus lumborum, psoas major, external oblique, and the deep fascicles erector spinae, attach directly to the lumbar vertebrae, and function primarily to stabilize the lumbar spine. — David Becker, Philly.com, "Training for Broad Street Run? Here's how to avoid back pain," 28 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of fascicle

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for fascicle

Latin fasciculus, diminutive of fascis

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fascicle

noun
fas·​ci·​cle | \ ˈfas-i-kÉ™l How to pronounce fascicle (audio) \

Medical Definition of fascicle

: a small bundle especially : fasciculus

Other Words from fascicle

fascicled \ -​kÉ™ld How to pronounce fascicled (audio) \ adjective

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