fascicle
noun [ C ] specialized uk/ˈfæs.ɪ.kəl/ us/ˈfæs.ɪ.kəl/
(IN BODY)
anatomy , medical (also fasciculus plural fasciculi)（用于医学术语）束
a group of muscle or nerve fibres
muscle fascicles 肌束
axonal fascicles
the medial longitudinal fasciculus
- More examples
- The left bundle branch divides into two or three sheet-like fascicles that spread over the left ventricular subendocardial surface.
- These areas are connected by a bundle of axons known as the arcuate fasciculus.
- In the central nervous system the nerve fibres are organized in bundles called tracts, or fasciculi.