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Waldeyer's tract --> dorsolateral fasciculus

A longitudinal bundle of thin, unmyelinated and poorly myelinated fibres capping the apex of the posterior horn of the spinal gray matter, composed of posterior root fibres and short association fibres that interconnect neighboring segments of the posterior horn.

Synonym: fasciculus dorsolateralis, tractus dorsolateralis, dorsolateral tract, fasciculus marginalis, lissauer's bundle, lissauer's column, lissauer's fasciculus, lissauer's marginal zone, lissauer's tract, marginal fasciculus, spitzka's marginal tract, spitzka's marginal zone, waldeyer's tract, waldeyer's zonal layer.