English Explanatory Dictionary

fasciculus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers.
  2. One of the divisions of a book published in separate parts; a fascicle.

Pronunciation

/fəˈsɪkjʊləs/

Word forms

fasciculus fasciculi

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fasciculus. Doublet of fascicle.

Related words

fascicle fascism

Derived words

arcuate fasciculus medial longitudinal fasciculus uncinate fasciculus
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