Fascicle

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Etymology

From the Latin fasces (bundle)

Noun

  1. Sections of a book, that because of its length, are issued in parts so that the information may be made available to the public as soon as possible.
  2. A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.
  3. Specialized muscle fibers in the heart which transmit electrical impulses from the AV node to the Purkinje_fibers.
  4. The bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines

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