'Lemniscus' definitions:

Definition of 'lemniscus'

(from WordNet)
noun
A bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus [syn: lemniscus, fillet]

Definition of 'Lemniscus'

From: GCIDE
  • Lemniscus \Lem*nis"cus\ (l[e^]m*n[i^]s"k[u^]s), n.; pl. Lemnisci (-s[imac]) n.[L. See Lemniscata.] (Zool.) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala. [1913 Webster]