fasciola

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US/fəˈsiː.əl.ə/US/fəˈsaɪ.əl.ə/

noun

A band of grey matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution.

OriginLatin fasciola →
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Meanings

nounfasciola (plural fasciolae)

plural fasciolae

  1. anatomyA band of grey matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution.

    The last-named portion is shaded with lines to indicate that it retreats; it embraces parts of the fasciola and lyra

    1883, Burt Green Wilder, On the Brain of a Cat Lacking the Callosum, Preliminary Notics

Origin

  1. Latinfasciola
  2. Latinfasciola
  3. Englishfasciola

Borrowed from Latin fasciola.

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APA

fasciola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fasciola

MLA

“fasciola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fasciola. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fasciola,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fasciola.

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