communicating branch

com·mu·ni·cat·ing branch

[TA] a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one named nerve to join another.[anat usage note: the term "communicating branch" is used in the nervous system to replace the inadequate "anastomosing branch" used for vascular systems.] Synonym(s): ramus communicans [TA]

com·mu·ni·cat·ing branch

(kŏ-myūn'i-kāt-ing branch) [TA] A bundle of nerve fibers passing from one named nerve to join another.