Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defasciculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-fas-ci-c-u-late
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of an axon, to separate from a fascicle.

Intransitive verb

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."

Etymology

From de- + fasciculate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

defasciculates (present, singular) defasciculating (participle, present) defasciculated (participle, past) defasciculated (past)

Derived Forms

defasciculation

Questions

What does defasciculate mean?: Of an axon, to separate from a fascicle.
Where does defasciculate come from?: From de- + fasciculate.

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