nerve trunk

noun

A bundle of nerve fibres, held together by a sheath of connective tissue, that makes up the main stem of a nerve

Meanings

nounnerve trunk (plural nerve trunks)

plural nerve trunks

  1. anatomyA bundle of nerve fibres, held together by a sheath of connective tissue, that makes up the main stem of a nerve
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