habenula

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin habenula, diminutive of habena.

Noun

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habenula (plural habenulae or habenulæ)

  1. (neuroanatomy) A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.

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Latin

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Etymology

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From habēna +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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habēnula f (genitive habēnulae); first declension

  1. a small strip of diseased flesh which is cut out from the body

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative habēnula habēnulae
Genitive habēnulae habēnulārum
Dative habēnulae habēnulīs
Accusative habēnulam habēnulās
Ablative habēnulā habēnulīs
Vocative habēnula habēnulae

References

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  • habenula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • habenula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.