funiculus

n. 索, 精索, 脐带 [医] 索, 精索, 脐带

发音

UK /fjʊˈnɪk.jʊl.əs/
其它
US /fjʊˈnɪk.jəl.əs/
US /fəˈnɪk.jəl.əs/

词形变化

funiculi 复数 funiculi

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres (white matter) in the spinal cord. The white matter of the spinal cord is made of (posterior, anterior and lateral) columns/funiculi. The grey columns are also called horns but not funiculi.

    医学
  2. 2.

    A stalk that connects the seed (or ovule) with the placenta.

    生物 植物学

    The elaiosome emerges from the funiculus.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

funicle

上位词 3

structure stem stalk

下位词 5

umbilical medulla spinalis spermatic cord spinal cord umbilical cord

词源

From Latin funiculus, diminutive of funis (“rope, cord”) + -culus.

来源：wiktionary