/fas"i keuhl/ , n.
1. a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
2. a small bundle, tight cluster, or the like.
3. Bot. a close cluster, as of flowers or leaves.
4. Anat. a small bundle of nerve or muscle fibers.
[ 1490-1500; fasciculus, dim. of fascis. See FASCES, -CLE 1 ]