noun
- a small bundle or cluster of fibers, especially nerve fibers or muscle fibers
- a small bundle of items bound together
Usage: anatomy; medical
Usage: formal
Examples
- The nerve fasciculus was damaged during the surgery.
- Each muscle fasciculus contains hundreds of individual fibers.
- The anatomist identified several fasciculi in the spinal cord.
- The librarian found a fasciculus of ancient manuscripts.
- The fasciculus of nerve fibers controls motor function.
- Researchers studied the organization of fasciculi in brain tissue.