fascicle

American  

[fas-i-kuhl] / ˈfæs ɪ kəl /

noun

1. a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.

2. a small bundle, tight cluster, or the like.

3. Botany. a close cluster, as of flowers or leaves.

4. Anatomy. a small bundle of nerve or muscle fibers.

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fascicle British  

/ ˈfæsɪkəl, fəˈsɪkjʊˌleɪt, fəˈsɪkjʊlə, -lɪt /

noun

1. a bundle or cluster of branches, leaves, etc

2. Also called: fasciculus.  anatomy a small bundle of fibres, esp nerve fibres

3. printing another name for fascicule

4. any small bundle or cluster

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fascicle Scientific  

/ făs′ĭ-kəl /

1. A bundle or cluster of stems, flowers, or leaves, such as the bundles in which pine needles grow.

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Other Word Forms

• fasciculation
  noun
• fascicled
  adjective
• fascicular
  adjective
• fasciculately
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of fascicle

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Latin fasciculus, diminutive of fascis; see fasces, -cle ¹

Example Sentences

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fascicle

Atkins continued the work — amounting to roughly 400 images — for 10 years, issuing new installments in fascicle, or booklet form, roughly every six months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2018

Inside each skeletal muscle, muscle fibers are organized into individual bundles, each called a fascicle, by a middle layer of connective tissue called the perimysium.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Describe the fascicle arrangement in the muscles of the abdominal wall.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Inside each fascicle, each muscle fiber is encased in a thin connective tissue layer of collagen and reticular fibers called the endomysium.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Therefore in the limitation of species undue importance should not be given to characters responsive to environment, such as the dimensions of leaf or cone, the number of leaves in the fascicle, etc.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell