Noun: fascicle fa-si-kul
- An instalment of a printed work
"The encyclopaedia was published in monthly fascicles";
- fascicule
- A bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
"The corticospinal tract is an important fascicle in the spinal cord";
- fiber bundle [US], fibre bundle [Brit, Cdn], fasciculus
Derived forms: fascicles
Type of: installment [N. Amer], instalment, nerve tissue, nervous tissue
Part of: nervous system, systema nervosum
Encyclopedia: Fascicle