Noun: zonula
| Singular | zonula |
| Plural | zonulae; zonulas |
Sample Sentences
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The zonula originates by a small number of delicate fibres from the vitreous [lamella]. [1883, Half-yearly compendium of medical science, volumes 31-34, page 146:]
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Nevertheless, the zonula is most often considered as the principal agent of transmission. [1980, Yves Le Grand, Sami G. El Hage, Physiological Optics, page 95:]
Nouns inflected like zonula
serosa,
situla,
ecclesia,
synapticula,
condensed formula,
melopoeia,
pfennig,
failed supernova,
subcosta,
mycoflora,
zonula,
noctiluca,
anurofauna,
veillonella,
dalmatica,
bosenova,
ectomycorrhiza,
microfauna,
lymphoglandula,
un-nova, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin zōnula (“small belt or girdle”). Doublet of zonule. See: Latin Nouns '
zōnula'.