fasciculus

[ fuh-sik-yuh-luhs ]

noun,plural fas·cic·u·li [fuh-sik-yuh-lahy]. /fəˈsɪk yəˌlaɪ/.
  1. a fascicle, as of nerve or muscle fibers.

  2. a fascicle of a book.

Origin of fasciculus

1
From Latin, dating back to 1705–15; see origin at fascicle

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British Dictionary definitions for fasciculus

fasciculus

/ (fəˈsɪkjʊləs) /


nounplural -li (-ˌlaɪ)
  1. another name for fascicle (def. 2), fascicule

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