lemniscus
[ lem-nis-kuh s ]
/ lɛmˈnɪs kəs /
noun, plural lem·nis·ci [lem-nis-ahy, -nis-kee] /lɛmˈnɪs aɪ, -ˈnɪs ki/. Anatomy.
a band of fibers, especially of white nerve fibers in the brain.
Origin of lemniscus
1840–50; < New Latin, special use of Latin
lēmniscus pendent ribbon < Greek
lēmnískos ribbon
Words nearby lemniscus
lemminkäinen,
lemmoblast,
lemmocyte,
lemnian,
lemniscate,
lemniscus,
lemnitzer,
lemnos,
lemon,
lemon balm,
lemon cheese
British Dictionary definitions for lemniscus
lemniscus
/ (lɛmˈnɪskəs) /
noun plural -nisci (-ˈnɪsaɪ, -ˈnɪskiː)
anatomy a technical name for fillet (def. 9)
Word Origin for lemniscus
C19: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek
lēmniskos ribbon
Medical definitions for lemniscus
lemniscus
[ lĕm-nĭs′kəs ]
n. pl. lem•nis•ci (-nĭs′ī′, -nĭs′kī′, -nĭs′kē)
A bundle of nerve fibers ascending from sensory nuclei in the spinal cord and the rhombencephalon to the thalamus.