['fas?k(?)l]
¦ noun
1. (also fascicule -kju:l) a separately published instalment of a book.
2. (also fasciculus fa's?kj?l?s) Anatomy & Biology a bundle of structures, such as nerves or muscle fibres.
Derivatives
fascicled adjective
fascicular adjective
fasciculate -'s?kj?l?t adjective
Origin
C15: from L. fasciculus, dimin. of fascis 'bundle'.