HyperDic: fasciculus

English > 1 sense of the word fasciculus:
NOUNbodyfasciculus, fiber bundle, fibre bundle, fasciclea bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
English > fasciculus: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers).
Synonymsfiber bundle, fibre bundle, fascicle
Part ofnervous system, systema nervosumThe sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
Narrowerfornix, trigonum cerebraleAn arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies
nerve, nervusAny bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
Broadernervous tissue, nerve tissuetissue composed of neurons
Spanishfascículo
Catalanfascicle, fibrat

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