habenula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habenula, diminutive of habena.

Noun

habenula (plural habenulae or habenulæ)

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

Derived terms

• habenular
• habenular nucleus

Translations

mass of cells in the thalamus

• Polish: uzdeczka (pl) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: habénula f

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Latin

Etymology

From habēna +‎ -ula.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /haˈbeː.nu.la/, [häˈbeːnʊɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈbe.nu.la/, [äˈbɛːnulä]

Noun

habēnula f (genitive habēnulae); first declension

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

Declension

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

• “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.