Definitions of lemniscus
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a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
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synonyms:
fillet
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type of:
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afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
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afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve
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