| Pronunciation: | | lem'niskus
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus |
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LEMNISCUS is a 9 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | fillet |
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| | See Also: | | sensory nerve |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lem*nis"cus\ (l[e^]m*n[i^]s"k[u^]s), n.; pl.
{Lemnisci} (-s[imac]). [L. See {Lemniscata}.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the
body in the Acanthocephala.
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