zonula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zōnula (“small belt or girdle”).

Noun

zonula (plural zonulae or zonulas)

1. (anatomy) Any of several small belt-like regions.
   • 1883, Half-yearly compendium of medical science, Volumes 31-34, page 146,

     The zonula originates by a small number of delicate fibres from the vitreous [lamella].

   • 1980, Yves Le Grand, Sami G. El Hage, Physiological Optics, page 95,

     Nevertheless, the zonula is most often considered as the principal agent of transmission.

Derived terms

• zonula adherens
• zonula ciliaris
• zonula occludens

See also

• zonule

Anagrams

• Lauzon

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive form of zōna (“belt”, “girdle”), formed as zōna +‎ -ula (suffix forming feminine diminutives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈzoː.nu.la/, [ˈd̪͡z̪oːnʊɫ̪ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zo.nu.la/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɔːnulä]

Noun

zōnula f (genitive zōnulae); first declension

1. a little or small belt or girdle

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zōnula	zōnulae
Genitive	zōnulae	zōnulārum
Dative	zōnulae	zōnulīs
Accusative	zōnulam	zōnulās
Ablative	zōnulā	zōnulīs
Vocative	zōnula	zōnulae

Related terms

• zōnālis
• zōnārius
• zōnātim

Descendants

• English: zonula, zonule
• Italian: zonula

References

• “zōnŭla”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• zōnŭla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,702/2