funiculus

funiculus definition - medical

fu·nic·u·lus (fyo͝o-nĭkˈyə-ləs, fə-) or fu·ni·cle (fyo͞oˈnĭ-kəl)

noun pl. fu·nic·u·li (-līˌ) or fu·ni·cles
  1. A slender cordlike strand or band, especially a bundle of nerve fibers in a nerve trunk.
  2. Any of three major divisions of white matter in the spinal cord, consisting of fasciculi.
  3. The umbilical cord.

Related Forms:

  • fu·nicˈu·lar (-lər) adjective

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