A little bundle; a fascicle.
(L. small bundle): Bundles of nerve fibers (tract) within the central nervous system which have a common origin, course, and termination, and function.
diminutive of Latin fascis = bundle, hence, a bundle of nerve or muscle fibres.
is a tract or bundle of nerve fibres
A small bundle; usually refers to a collection of nerve axons or muscle fibers.
a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
L. fascis, bundle. Fiber bundle or tract. Fasciculus gracilis, fasciculus cuneatus, medial longitudinal fasciculus.
(a bundle of fagots)—A bundle of nerve fibers having a common course, and usually a common origin or destination, or both. See Table II.
A bundle of anatomical fibers, as of muscle or nerve. Also called fascicle. Plural fasciculi.
a small bundle. A term that is usually applied to collections of nerve fibers.
