Medical Dictionary

funiculus

noun fu·nic·u·lus \fy-ˈnik-yə-les, fə-\
plural fu·nic·u·li \-ˌlī, -ˌlē\

Medical Definition of FUNICULUS

:  any of various bodily structures more or less like a cord in form: as a :  one of the longitudinal subdivisions of white matter in each lateral half of the spinal cord—see anterior funiculus, lateral funiculus, posterior funiculus; compare column a b :  spermatic cord
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