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fiber bundle
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(1) A set of adjacent optical fibers running in parallel and adhered together. It is used for transmitting light to brighten an area as well as transmitting whole images, but not for digital communications.

(2) A collection of optical fibers.



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A vestibular abnormality becomes apparent only on simultaneous cool stimulation, when there is an asynchronous input from the vestibular labyrinths sufficient to stimulate the medial longitudinal fasciculus to produce nystagmus.
Vestibular findings in a young woman who developed dizziness and ... by Brookler, Kenneth H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
] Right superior rectus Posterior Medial Left [right arrow] (or inferior) vestibular trochlear Right superior (right) nucleus nucleus oblique Left [right arrow] oculomotor Left inferior nucleus rectus (a) Ascending secondary neurons travel in the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF).
Vestibulo-ocular physiology underlying vestibular hypofunction by Minor, Lloyd B. / Physical Therapy
A vestibular disorder has a tonic effect on the extraocular muscles through the medial longitudinal fasciculus, which makes it difficult or impossible to track words across a printed page.
Electronystagmography in a patient labeled 'learning-disabled' by Brookler, Kenneth H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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