zonula

English

Etymology

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/, [ˈzoː.nʊ.ɫa]

Noun

zōnula f (genitive zōnulae); first declension

1. a little or small belt or girdle

Declension

First declension.

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. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “zōnŭla” on page 1,702/2 of Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)