different between zonula vs zonular

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin z?nula (“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 z?na (“belt”, “girdle”), formed as z?na +? -ula (suffix forming feminine diminutives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?zo?.nu.la/, [?d??z?o?n???ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?d?zo.nu.la/, [?d??z???nul?]

Noun

z?nula f (genitive z?nulae); first declension

1. a little or small belt or girdle

Declension

First-declension noun.

Related terms

• z?n?lis
• z?n?rius
• z?n?tim

Descendants

• English: zonula, zonule
• Italian: zonula

References

• z?n?la in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• z?n?la in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,702/2

English

Etymology

zonule +? -ar

Adjective

zonular (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to a zonule or zonules.