n. pl. lem·nis·ci (-nĭsī′, -nĭskī′, -nĭskē) Anatomy A bundle or band of sensory nerve fibers. [Latin lēmniscus, ribbon, from Greek lēmniskos, perhaps from Lēmnos, Lemnos.] |
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