fascicle

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfasɪk(ə)l/

noun

  • 1 (also fascicule /-kjuːl/) a separately published instalment of a book or other printed work.
  • 2 (also fasciculus /faˈsɪkjʊləs/) (plural fasciculi) Anatomy & Biology a bundle of structures, such as nerve or muscle fibres or conducting vessels in plants.

Derivatives

fascicled

adjective

fascicular

Pronunciation: /-ˈsɪkjʊlə/
adjective

fasciculate

Pronunciation: /-ˈsɪkjʊlət/
adjective

Origin:

late 15th century (in fascicle (sense 2)): from Latin fasciculus, diminutive of fascis 'bundle'