LEMNISCUS

lemniscus, fillet

(noun) a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lemniscus (plural lemniscuses or lemnisci)

(zoology) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.

A woollen fillet attached to the back of crowns, diadems, etc.

(anatomy) A ribbon of fibers, especially of cerebral white nerve fibers.

Source: Wiktionary


Lem*nis"cus, n.; pl. Lemnisci () Etym: [L. See Lemniscata.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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