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Definition of: lemniscus

(lem·niskəs) noun plural ·nis·ci (-nisī)
1. Anat. A bundle or fillet of nerve fibers in the medulla and pons.
2. Zool. One of a pair of club–shaped organs at the base of the proboscis of certain parasitic worms (class A canthocephala). [<NL <L, a ribbon <Gk. lēmniskos]

Most often used phrases:

medial lemniscus
lateral lemniscus
column medial lemniscus
lemniscus pathway
lemniscus tract
lemniscus system
lemniscus medial
trigeminal lemniscus
spinal lemniscus
lemniscus vnll
lemniscus dnll

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