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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zonula
"A zônula ciliar é essencial para a acomodação visual."
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2 senses- 1
A small band, zone, or girdle, especially the suspensory ligament of the lens of the eye (zonule of Zinn).
"Damage to the delicate zonules can cause the lens of the eye to shift out of alignment." - 2
In anatomy and zoology, any narrow band or circular zone.
"The ciliary zonule holds the crystalline lens in position behind the iris."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Modern Latin 'zonula', which is a diminutive of the Latin 'zona' meaning 'belt' or 'zone', combined with the diminutive suffix '-ula'. It entered English medical and anatomical terminology in the late 19th century to describe small, band-like structures such as the suspensory ligament of the eye lens.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Zonule" is said worldwide
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zonule
Transliteration: zonyl
"La rupture des zonules peut compliquer l'opération de la cataracte."
Zonulafaser
Transliteration: tsonuulafahzer
"Die Ziliarfasern oder Zonulafasern halten die Linse des Auges."
zonula
Transliteration: dzonula
"Le fibre della zonula ciliare sostengono il cristallino."
zónula
Transliteration: sonula
"La zónula de Zinn suspende el cristalino en su lugar."
zônula
Transliteration: zonula
"A zônula ciliar é essencial para a acomodação visual."
ज़ोन्यूल
Transliteration: zoneyul
"आँख के लेंस को थामने वाले ज़ोन्यूल बहुत नाजुक होते हैं।"
小悬韧带
Transliteration: xiǎo xuán rèndài
"睫状小带将晶状体悬挂在适当的位置。"
소운대
Transliteration: soun-dae
"수정체를 지지하는 소운대는 눈의 조절에 관여합니다."
チン小帯
Transliteration: chin shōtai
"水晶体はチン小帯によって支えられています。"
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