What does "funiculus" mean?

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 and lateral) columns/funiculi. The grey columns are also called horns but not funiculi.

What is a synonym for "funiculus"?

Common synonyms include: funicle, axis, bole, button, cane, fastener.

How do you pronounce "funiculus"?

Pronounced //fjʊˈnɪk.jʊl.əs//.

Funiculus

//fjʊˈnɪk.jʊl.əs// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
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 and lateral) columns/funiculi. The grey columns are also called horns but not funiculi.
2
any of several body structure resembling a cord wordnet
3
A stalk that connects the seed (or ovule) with the placenta.
"The elaiosome emerges from the funiculus."
4
the stalk of a plant ovule or seed wordnet