fasciculus
noun
fas·cic·u·lus
| \ fə-ˈsi-kyə-ləs
, fa-\
, fa-\
plural fasciculi\ fə-ˈsi-kyə-ˌlī
, fa- \
, fa- \
Definition of fasciculus
1
: a slender bundle of anatomical fibers (such as nerve fibers)
2
: fascicle sense 2
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fasciculus
noun
fas·cic·u·lus
| \ fə-ˈsik-yə-ləs, fa-
\
\
plural fasciculi\ -ˌlī
\
\
Medical Definition of fasciculus
: a slender bundle of fibers:
a
: a bundle of skeletal muscle cells bound together by fasciae and forming one of the constituent elements of a muscle
b
: a bundle of nerve fibers that follow the same course but do not necessarily have like functional connections (as in some subdivisions of the funiculi of the spinal cord) — compare tract sense 2
c
: tract sense 2