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fasciculus

fas·cic·u·lus
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fuh-sik-yuh-luh s]
    • /fəˈsɪk yə ləs/
    • /ˈfæs.ɪ.kəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fuh-sik-yuh-luh s]
    • /fəˈsɪk yə ləs/

Definitions of fasciculus word

  • noun plural fasciculus a fascicle, as of nerve or muscle fibers. 1
  • noun plural fasciculus a fascicle of a book. 1
  • noun fasciculus (anatomy) A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers. 1
  • noun fasciculus a small bundle of fibers; specif., a bundle of nerve fibers in the central nervous system 0
  • noun fasciculus fascicle (sense 1) 0

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Origin of fasciculus

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
From Latin, dating back to 1705-15; See origin at fascicle

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Parts of speech for Fasciculus

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fasciculus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with fasciculus

  • what is a fasciculus?
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