lemniscus

[ lem-nis-kuh s ]

/ lɛmˈnɪs kəs /

noun, plural lem·nis·ci [lem-nis-ahy, -nis-kee] /lɛmˈnɪs aɪ, -ˈnɪs ki/. Anatomy.

a band of fibers, especially of white nerve fibers in the brain.

Words nearby lemniscus

lemminkäinen, lemmoblast, lemmocyte, lemnian, lemniscate, lemniscus, lemnitzer, lemnos, lemon, lemon balm, lemon cheese

Origin of lemniscus

1840–50; < New Latin, special use of Latin lēmniscus pendent ribbon < Greek lēmnískos ribbon

Also called fillet, laqueus.

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British Dictionary definitions for lemniscus

lemniscus

/ (lɛmˈnɪskəs) /

noun plural -nisci (-ˈnɪsaɪ, -ˈnɪskiː)

anatomy a technical name for fillet (def. 9)

Word Origin for lemniscus

C19: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek lēmniskos ribbon

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Medicine definitions for lemniscus

lemniscus

[ lĕm-nĭs′kəs ]

n. pl. lem•nis•ci (-nĭs′ī′, -nĭs′kī′, -nĭs′kē)

A bundle of nerve fibers ascending from sensory nuclei in the spinal cord and the rhombencephalon to the thalamus.