gracile fasciculus

gracile fasciculus

the medial portion of either of the dorsal columns of the spinal cord, composed of ascending fibers that terminate in the nucleus gracilis of the medulla oblongata. Also called fasciculus gracilis. See also cuneate fasciculus.

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