Lemniscus Definition
lĕm-nĭskəs
lemnisci
noun
A band of sensory nerve fibers in the central nervous system, usually terminating in the thalamus.
Webster's New World
(zoology) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
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lemnisciOrigin of Lemniscus
Latin lēmniscus ribbon from Greek lēmniskos perhaps from Lēmnos , Lemnos
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin. See lemniscata.
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