pre-fibers

pre-fibers
n. [L. prae, before; fibra, fiber]
(ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)
In Decapoda, 4 giant nerve fibers in crayfish, 2 median making snaptic contact with the brain and with fibers from the anterior sense organs; 2 lateral ones are products of the fusion of many cells; see post-fibers.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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