*funiculus*

‖n.; pl. Funiculi [ L., a little cord. See Funicle. ] 1. (Anat.) A cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are made up; applied also to different bands of white matter in the brain and spinal cord. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion. (b) In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See Bryozoa, and Phylactolema. [ 1913 Webster ]