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lemniscus

lem·nis·cus

UK/lɛmˈnɪ.skəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

Synonyms

Origin

Borrowed from Latin lēmniscus (“pendent ribbon”), from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnĭ́skos), from Λῆμνος (Lêmnos, “a Greek island Lemnos”) + -ίσκος (-ískos, “noun-forming diminutive suffix”).

Phrases

  • medial lemniscus

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