lem|nis|cus

lem|nis|cus
lem|nis|cus «lehm NIHS kuhs», noun, plural -nis|ci «-NIHS y».
Anatomy. a band of nerve fibers in the mesencephalon.
[< New Latin lemniscus < Latin lēmniscus a hanging ribbon < Greek lēmnískos]

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  • cus — ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cus; ac·cus·a·ble; ac·cus·al; ac·cus·ant; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; ac·cus·a·to·ry; ac·cus·er; ac·cus·ive; ac·cus·tom; ac·cus·tomed·ness; agar·i·cus; ami·cus; an·dri·cus; an·thris·cus; an·ti·cus; an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus;… …   English syllables

  • lem — aneu·ri·lem·mic; ca·lem·bour; col·lem·bo·la; d a·lem·bert s; ep·i·lem·ma; go·lem; haar·lem; har·lem; har·lem·ite; je·ru·sa·lem; lem·mer; lem·ming; lem·mus; lem·na; lem·na·ce·ae; lem·nad; lem·nis·cate; lem·nis·cus; lem·on·ade; lem·on·ish; lem·ony; …   English syllables

  • lemniscus — lem·nis·cus …   English syllables

  • lemniscus — lem•nis•cus [[t]lɛmˈnɪs kəs[/t]] n. pl. nis•ci [[t] ˈnɪs aɪ, ˈnɪs ki[/t]] anat. a band of sensory nerve fibers in the brain • Etymology: 1840–50; < NL; L lēmniscus pendent ribbon < Gk lēmnískos ribbon …   From formal English to slang

  • lemniscus — A bundle of nerve fibers ascending from sensory relay nuclei to the thalamus. SYN: fillet (1). [L. from G. lemniskos, ribbon or fillet] acoustic l. SYN: lateral l.. auditory l. SYN …   Medical dictionary

  • Lemnisci — Lemniscus Lem*nis cus (l[e^]m*n[i^]s k[u^]s), n.; pl. {Lemnisci} ( s[imac]) n.[L. See {Lemniscata}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lemniscus — Lem*nis cus (l[e^]m*n[i^]s k[u^]s), n.; pl. {Lemnisci} ( s[imac]) n.[L. See {Lemniscata}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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