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fasciculus

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fas⋅cic⋅u⋅lus

  [fuh-sik-yuh-luhs]
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–noun, plural -li  [-lahy] .
1. a fascicle, as of nerve or muscle fibers.
2. a fascicle of a book.
Origin:
1705–15; < L; see fascicle
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fas·cic·u·lus   (fə-sĭk'yə-ləs)   
n.   pl. fas·cic·u·li (-lī')
A bundle of anatomical fibers, as of muscle or nerve. Also called fascicle.

[Latin, fascicle; see fascicle.]
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Main Entry: fas·cic·u·lus
Pronunciation: f&-'sik-y&-l&s, fa-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fas·cic·u·li /-"lI/
: a slender bundle of fibers: a : a bundle of skeletal muscle cells bound together by fasciae and forming one ofthe 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 thefuniculi of the spinal cord) —compare TRACT 2 c : TRACT 2
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fasciculus fas·cic·u·lus (fə-sĭk'yə-ləs)
n. pl. fas·cic·u·li (-lī')
A bundle of anatomical fibers, as of muscle. Also called fascicle.

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