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Funiculus
Meaning
Noun
●
In Anatomy:
Any of several
cordlike
structures
, especially the
umbilical cord
, or a
bundle
of
nerve fibres
(
white matter
) in the
spinal cord
. The
white matter
of the
spinal cord
is
made of
(posterior,
anterior
&
lateral
)
columns
/funiculi. The
grey
columns
are also called
horns
but not funiculi.
●
In Botany:
A
stalk
that
connects
the
seed
(or
ovule
) with the placenta
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Origin
funiculus
English
funiculus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Rhymes
Funiculus
Calyculus
Ridiculous
Meticulous
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