| English Dictionary |
LEMNISCUS (lemnisci)
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Irregular inflected form: lemnisci
Dictionary entry overview: What does lemniscus mean?
• LEMNISCUS (noun)
The noun LEMNISCUS has 1 sense:
1. a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
Familiarity information: LEMNISCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
fillet; lemniscus
Hypernyms ("lemniscus" is a kind of...):
afferent; afferent nerve; sensory nerve (a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Actions speak louder than words." (English proverb)
"The arrow of the accomplished master will not be seen when it is released; only when it hits the target." (Bhutanese proverb)
"The best place in the world is on the back of a horse, and the best thing to do in time is to read a book." (Arabic proverb)
"If you own two houses, it's raining in one of them." (Corsican proverb)
"The arrow of the accomplished master will not be seen when it is released; only when it hits the target." (Bhutanese proverb)
"The best place in the world is on the back of a horse, and the best thing to do in time is to read a book." (Arabic proverb)
"If you own two houses, it's raining in one of them." (Corsican proverb)