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lemniscus

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lemniscus /lem·nis·cus/ (lem-nis´kus) pl. lemnis´ci   [L.]
1. a ribbon or band.
2. a band or bundle of fibers in the central nervous system.
lem·nis·cus (lm-nsks)
n. pl. lem·nis·ci (-ns, -nsk, -nsk)
A bundle of nerve fibers ascending from sensory nuclei in the spinal cord and the rhombencephalon to the thalamus.
lemniscus
pl. lemnisci [L.] a ribbon or band; a band or bundle of nerve fibers in the central nervous system.
medial lemniscus
an ascending tract of sensory nerve fibers in the medulla oblongata.
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The entire medial lemniscus and parts of the spinal lemniscus were included in the area of hemorrhage on the right, whereas only a dorsomedial portion of the medial lemniscus was included on the left, which is consistent with the observed deficits in somatosensory responsiveness.
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