different between fasciculation vs fascicle

English

Noun

fasciculation (countable and uncountable, plural fasciculations)

1. (anatomy, muscles) (toxicology, venoms) An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
2. A cluster of fascicules

Derived terms

• cofasciculation

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin fasciculus, a diminutive of fascis (“bundle”); see also fasces. Doublet of fasciculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fæs?k?l/

Noun

fascicle (plural fascicles)

1. A bundle or cluster.
2. (anatomy) A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.
3. (botany) A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.
4. (botany) A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.
5. (publishing) A discrete section of a book issued or published separately.

   Synonym: serial

Related terms

• fasciculation

Translations

Further reading

• muscle fascicle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• fascicle (botany) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin fasciculus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /f??si.kl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /fa?si.kle/

Noun

fascicle m (plural fascicles)

1. fascicle

Further reading

• “fascicle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “fascicle” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “fascicle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.