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fascicule

/ˈfæʃɪkjuːl/ /ˈfæsɪkjuːl/

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noun

A bundle or cluster.

Examples :

"The scientist carefully gathered a fascicule of nerve fibers to study under the microscope. "

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A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.

Examples :

"The scientist carefully examined a fascicule from the muscle sample under the microscope. "

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A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.

Examples :

"Looking closely, the student could see that each pine needle was not a single leaf, but part of a small fascicule of five needles bound together at the base. "

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A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.

Examples :

"The botanist carefully dissected the stem to reveal each individual fascicule of vascular tissue, demonstrating how water and nutrients travel through the plant. "

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A discrete section of a book issued or published separately.

Examples :

"The gardening encyclopedia was released in weekly fascicules, each covering a different type of plant. "

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An installment of a printed work, a fascicle.

Examples :

"The textbook's chapters were published in fascicules, one per month. "

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A bundle of nerve fibers; a fasciculus.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the damage to the fascicule of nerves in my wrist was causing numbness in my fingers. "

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