fascicle

• Sustantivo que designa una entrega o parte separada de una obra impresa publicada por fascículos, o un haz de fibras, como las nerviosas o musculares.

A noun referring to a single part or installment of a printed work, or a bundle of fibers, such as nerve fibers.

1. Installment of a printed workC1formal

   A small, separately published section or part of a larger book or document, often issued in installments.

   Entregas de una obra impresa

   • The encyclopedia was published in fascicles over several years.
   • He collected each fascicle of the botanical treatise as it was released.
   • The library holds a complete set of the original fascicles.

   Sinónimosinstallmentissuenumberpartsection

2. Bundle of fibersC1formalmedical

   A small bundle or cluster of anatomical structures, such as nerve fibers, muscle fibers, or blood vessels.

   Fascículo (anatomía)

   • The nerve fascicle was clearly visible under the microscope.
   • Damage to a single fascicle can affect motor function.
   • The surgeon carefully separated the fascicles of the nerve.

   Sinónimosbundlefasciculus