fasciculus

[ fuh-sik-yuh-luh s ]

/ fəˈsɪk yə ləs /

a fascicle, as of nerve or muscle fibers.

a fascicle of a book.

Origin of fasciculus

From Latin, dating back to 1705–15; see origin at fascicle

This expansion divides into fasciculi, which end in the thickness of the upper lip.

Artistic Anatomy of Animals |douard Cuyer
One of these fasciculi is anterior; the other is situated further back.

Artistic Anatomy of Animals |douard Cuyer
In no respect does man so much differ from the ape as in the quantitative development of these fasciculi.

Degeneracy |Eugene S. Talbot
The muscle itself is made up of a number of these fasciculi bound together by a denser layer of connective tissue.

A Practical Physiology |Albert F. Blaisdell

The set here offered includes the first 10 fasciculi in the original parts, as issued, and costing $60.00.

Nature Books Popular and Scientific from The Franklin Bookshop, 1910 |Samuel N. Rhoads

fasciculus

/ (fəˈsɪkjʊləs) /

another name for fascicle (def. 2), fascicule

fasciculus

[ fə-sĭk′yə-ləs ]

A bundle of anatomical fibers, as of muscle. fascicle