English

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

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈzoː.nu.la/

Noun

zōnula f ‎(genitive zōnulae); first declension

1. a little or small belt or girdle

Declension

First declension.

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “zōnŭla”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,702/2.