Home › Words › D › defasciculatedefasciculatedefasciculate means of an axon, to separate from a fascicle.EtymologyFrom de- + fasciculate.verbOf an axon, to separate from a fascicle.e.g.“The second is called "parallel bypass" where SNb defasciculates but continues to parallel the ISN. The third is termed the "stall" where SNb defasciculates and stops on its way to the muscle field.” — 2001, Huidy Shu, A molecular genetic analysis of axon guidance in Drosophila melanogaster: signal transduction and receptor diversity:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.defasciculation 93% match — The separation of axons from a fascicle. vs defasciculate →fasciculated 68% match — Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled. vs defasciculate →fascicular 67% match — Of or pertaining to a fascicle. vs defasciculate →nodofascicular 64% match — Relating to a node and a fascicle. vs defasciculate →unfuse 63% match — To separate before a fusion; to make no longer fused. vs defasciculate →unfasciated 62% match — Not fasciated. vs defasciculate →fascicularly 62% match — Having, or in terms of, fascicles. vs defasciculate →fascicle 61% match — A bundle or cluster. vs defasciculate →