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

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zōnula f (genitive zōnulae); first declension

1. a little or small belt or girdle
2. (histology) junction

   Synonym: junctio

Declension

First-declension noun.

	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 in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,702/2.