L. = a little cord (dim. L. funis = cord); a cordlike structure composed of longitudinally oriented fibres, vessels, etc., e.g., funiculi of white matter of spinal cord; funiculus spermaticus = spermatic cord; funiculus umbilicus = umbilical cord

(L. little cord or rope): Refers to three broad columns of white matter within the spinal cord that contain several different ascending and descending tracts or fasciculi. F. (Dorsal): Column of white matter located between the dorsal roots and dorsal median septum of the spinal cord. F. (Lateral): Spinal cord white matter located between the emerging dorsal and ventral roots. F. (Ventral): Column of spinal cord white matter located between the emerging ventral roots and ventral median fissure.

an invisible membrane postulated to hold up a column of mercury in the Torricellian experiment [Linus

(rope or small cord), a stalk.

n. (NL. from L. funis, a small rope) the stalk of an ovule. pl. funiculi.

diminutive of Latin funis = cord (used usually for bundles of nerve fibres).

The stalklike structure connecting an ovule to its placental surface within an ovary.

The short stalk that joins the ovule to the carpel wall.

the stalk of a plant ovule or seed

any of several body structure resembling a cord

L. funis, cord. A cord-like area of white matter containing several neural tracts. Anterior and lateral funiculi of spinal cord.

The stalk attaching the ovule or seed to the wall of the ovary, (plural = funiculi); a structure of diagnostic value for Physaria spp. (Brassicaceae).

(a little rope)—One of the rounded aspects of the spinal cord, resembling a column. Three funiculi are found on each side of the cord. The term is applied also to bundles of fibers, as a synonym of fasciculus.

The stalk by which a developing angiosperm ovule attaches to the carpel wall.

Seed stalk.