Meaning | A bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers). |
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Synonyms | fibre bundle, fascicle, fasciculus |
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Part of | nervous system, systema nervosum | The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells |
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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 |
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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 |
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Spanish | fascículo |
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Catalan | fascicle, fibrat |
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