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

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

Etymology

Origin of fascicle

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

Example Sentences

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

The body of the muscle is called the epimysium. the interior of the muscle is divided into sections called endomysium, which are separated from each other by fascicle.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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

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

The number of leaves in the fascicle is virtually constant in most species, the variations being too rare to be worthy of consideration.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell