zonula

noun

1. Any of several small belt-like regions.

   The zonula originates by a small number of delicate fibres from the vitreous [lamella].

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin zōnula (“small belt or girdle”). Doublet of zonule.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry zonula (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← zoetropezonule →

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