trineural fasciculus

noun

tri·​neural fasciculus

(ˈ)trī+…-

: a bundle of fibers in the upper part of the spinal cord joined with the 9th, 10th, and 11th cranial nerves

Word History

Etymology

trineural from tri- + neural

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