Defasciculate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Defasciculate is a verb meaning (intransitive) Of an axon, to separate from a fascicle.
Meaning
(intransitive) Of an axon, to separate from a fascicle.
Example Sentences
The second is called "parallel bypass" where SNb defasciculates but continues to parallel the ISN. The third is termed the "stall" where SNb defasciculates and stops on its way to the muscle field.
In Slit2 mutant mice, motor nerves prematurely defasciculate into smaller bundlers in various muscles, unlike those in wild type that stay in compact fascicle until they reach the middle of muscle fibers.
Word Forms
- defasciculates
- defasciculating
- defasciculated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deafferent, absciss, axotomize, defibrillize, axotomise, defiber.
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