lemniscus

[ lem-nis-kuhs ]

noun,plural lem·nis·ci [lem-nis-ahy, -nis-kee]. /lɛmˈnɪs aɪ, -ˈnɪs ki/. Anatomy.
  1. a band of fibers, especially of white nerve fibers in the brain.

Origin of lemniscus

1
1840–50; <New Latin, special use of Latin lēmniscus pendent ribbon <Greek lēmnískos ribbon

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British Dictionary definitions for lemniscus

lemniscus

/ (lɛmˈnɪskəs) /


nounplural -nisci (-ˈnɪsaɪ, -ˈnɪskiː)
  1. anatomy a technical name for fillet (def. 9)

Origin of lemniscus

1
C19: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek lēmniskos ribbon

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