Fasciculus
[fuh-sik-yuh-luh s] /fəˈsɪk yə ləs/
noun, plural fasciculi
[fuh-sik-yuh-lahy] /fəˈsɪk yəˌlaɪ/ (Show IPA)
1.
a , as of nerve or muscle fibers.
2.
a of a book.
/fəˈsɪkjʊləs/
noun (pl) -li (-ˌlaɪ)
1.
another name for fascicle (sense 2), fascicule
fasciculus fas·cic·u·lus (fə-sĭk’yə-ləs)
n. pl. fas·cic·u·li (-lī’)
A bundle of anatomical fibers, as of muscle. Also called fascicle.
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