zonule
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Parallel with zonula, with zona + -ula being homologous to zone + -ule.
Noun
[edit]zonule (plural zonules)
- (anatomy) A little zone, or girdle; a zonula.
- 1963, M. G. Farquar, G. E. Palade, Junctional complexes in various epithelia, The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 17, republished 2001, Joseph G. Gall, J. Richard McIntosh (editors), Landmark Papers in Cell Biology, page 261,
- Each tight junction is followed by an adhering zonule extending between arrows 2 and 3 and, farther away, by a desmosome marked D. A condensation of finely fibrillar material occurs mainly along the adhering zonules on each side of the bile capillary.
- 1963, M. G. Farquar, G. E. Palade, Junctional complexes in various epithelia, The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 17, republished 2001, Joseph G. Gall, J. Richard McIntosh (editors), Landmark Papers in Cell Biology, page 261,
- (anatomy) The zonule of Zinn.
- 2004, E. Ahmed, A Textbook of Ophthalmology, page 270:
- The rim of a small-sized lens along with zonule is clearly seen through the fully dilated pupil.
- 2009, Frank W. Howes, 5.4: Indications for Lens Surgery / Indications for Application of Different Lens Surgery Techniques, Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker (editors), Ophthalmology, 3rd Edition, page 429,
- In most cases, the goal of this type of lens surgery is the same as that for eyes without a compromised zonule: to remove the contents of the capsular bag through a CCC[continuous curvilinear capsulectomy] and replace the contents with a foldable IOL.[intraocular lens]