- internuncial fibers
- nerve fibers connecting two or more neurons.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
internuncial fibers
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internuncial — 1. Indicating a neuron functionally interposed between two or more other neurons. 2. Acting as a medium of communication between two organs. [L. internuntius (or nuncius), a messenger between two parties, fr. inter, between, + nuncius, a… … Medical dictionary
internuncial — /in teuhr nun sheuhl/, adj. 1. serving to announce or connect. 2. Anat. (of a nerve cell or a chain of nerve cells) serving to connect nerve fibers. [1835 45; < L internunti(us) intermediary + AL1] * * * … Universalium
internuncial — adj. connecting; acting as a connector between nerve fibers (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
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tractus pyramidalis — 1. [TA] pyramidal tract: a term generally applied to several groups of fibers (corticonuclear, corticospinal, and corticoreticular) arising chiefly in the sensorimotor regions of the cerebral cortex and descending in the internal capsule,… … Medical dictionary
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trabecula — n.; pl. lae [L. trabecula, little beam] 1. A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septum together with other trabeculae which form part of the framework of various organs; see internuncial process. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Cephalopoda) In squid and… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
in´ter|nun´cial|ly — in|ter|nun|cial «IHN tuhr NUHN shuhl», adjective. 1. Anatomy. serving to connect nerve fibers or their paths of transmission: »internuncial neurons. 2. of or having to do with an internuncio. ╂[< inter + Latin nuncius, or nuntius messenger +… … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|nun|cial — «IHN tuhr NUHN shuhl», adjective. 1. Anatomy. serving to connect nerve fibers or their paths of transmission: »internuncial neurons. 2. of or having to do with an internuncio. ╂[< inter + Latin nuncius, or nuntius messenger + English al1]… … Useful english dictionary
