semilunar fasciculus

sem·i·lu·nar fas·cic·u·lus

[TA] a compact bundle composed of descending branches of posterior root fibers located near the border between the fasciculi gracilis and cuneatus of the cervical and thoracic spinal cord; it corresponds to the septomarginal fasciculus, Hoche tract, or oval area of Flechsig in the lumbar, and to the triangle of Philippe-Gombault in the sacral spinal segments; like these, it can be demonstrated only in cases of demyelination resulting from dorsal root lesions. Synonym(s): fasciculus interfascicularis [TA], interfascicular fasciculus [TA], fasciculus semilunaris ☆ , comma bundle of Schultze, comma tract of Schultze

Schultze,

Max Johann, German histologist and zoologist, 1825-1874. comma bundle of Schultze - a compact bundle composed of descending branches of posterior root fibers located near the border between the fasciculi gracilis and cuneatus of the cervical and thoracic spinal cord. Synonym(s): comma tract of Schultze; semilunar fasciculuscomma tract of Schultze - Synonym(s): comma bundle of SchultzeSchultze cells - Synonym(s): olfactory receptor cellsSchultze membrane - the specialized olfactory receptive area. Synonym(s): region of olfactory mucosaSchultze sign - in latent tetany, tapping the tongue causes its depression with a concave dorsum. Synonym(s): tongue phenomenon