fasciculus

[ fuh-sik-yuh-luh s ]

/ fəˈsɪk yə ləs /

noun, plural fas·cic·u·li [fuh-sik-yuh-lahy] /fəˈsɪk yəˌlaɪ/.

a fascicle, as of nerve or muscle fibers.

a fascicle of a book.

Words nearby fasciculus

fascicular degeneration, fascicular graft, fasciculate, fasciculation, fascicule, fasciculus, fasciculus gracilis, fasciectomy, fasciitis, fascinate, fascinating

Origin of fasciculus

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

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Examples from the Web for fasciculi

This expansion divides into fasciculi, which end in the thickness of the upper lip.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer
One of these fasciculi is anterior; the other is situated further back.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer
In no respect does man so much differ from the ape as in the quantitative development of these fasciculi.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
The muscle itself is made up of a number of these fasciculi bound together by a denser layer of connective tissue.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell

The set here offered includes the first 10 fasciculi in the original parts, as issued, and costing $60.00.
Nature Books Popular and Scientific from The Franklin Bookshop, 1910|Samuel N. Rhoads

British Dictionary definitions for fasciculi

fasciculus

/ (fəˈsɪkjʊləs) /

noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)

another name for fascicle (def. 2), fascicule

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Medicine definitions for fasciculi

fasciculus

[ fə-sĭk′yə-ləs ]

n. pl. fas•cic•u•li (-lī′)

A bundle of anatomical fibers, as of muscle.fascicle