| NOUN | body | fasciculus, fiber bundle, fibre bundle, fascicle | a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) |
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| Meaning | A bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers). | |
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| Synonyms | fiber bundle, fibre bundle, fascicle | |
| Part of | nervous system, systema nervosum | The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells |
| Narrower | fornix, trigonum cerebrale | An 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, nervus | Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body | |
| Broader | nervous tissue, nerve tissue | tissue composed of neurons |
| Spanish | fascículo | |
| Catalan | fascicle, fibrat | |
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