Definition of Fascicle

1. Noun. An installment of a printed work.

Exact synonyms: Fascicule
Generic synonyms: Installment, Instalment

2. Noun. A bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers).
Exact synonyms: Fasciculus, Fiber Bundle, Fibre Bundle
Specialized synonyms: Fornix, Trigonum Cerebrale, Nerve, Nervus
Generic synonyms: Nerve Tissue, Nervous Tissue
Group relationships: Nervous System, Systema Nervosum

Definition of Fascicle

1. n. A small bundle or collection; a compact cluster; as, a fascicle of fibers; a fascicle of flowers or roots.

2. n. One of the divisions of a book published in parts; fasciculus.

Definition of Fascicle

1. Noun. A bundle or cluster. ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) : A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue. ¹

3. Noun. (botany) : A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines. ¹

4. Noun. (botany) : A discrete bundle of vascular tissue. ¹

5. Noun. A discrete section of a book issued or published separately. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fascicle

1. a small bundle [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fascicle

1. Literally, a bundle. In particular, this is used to describe the tendency of neurites to grow together (fasciculate). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fascicle

fascial
fascial hernia
fascial sheaths of extraocular muscles
fascialike
fascias
fasciate
fasciated
fasciated antshrike
fasciated antshrikes
fasciates
fasciating
fasciation
fasciations
fascicle (current term)
fascicled
fascicles
fasciclins
fascicular
fascicular block
fascicular cambium
fascicular degeneration
fascicular graft
fascicular keratitis
fascicular ophthalmoplegia
fascicular sarcoma
fascicular ulcer
fascicularly
fasciculata cell

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