fəˈsikyələs, faˈ- noun
( plural fascicu·li -ˌlī)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin
1. anatomy : a slender bundle of fibers:
a. : a bundle of skeletal muscle cells bound together by fasciae and forming one of the constituent elements of a muscle
b. : a bundle of nerve fibers coursing together but not necessarily having like functional connections (as in certain subdivisions of the funiculi of the spinal cord)
c. : tract 2b(2)
2.
[Latin]
: fascicle 2