Zonule
Origin
From zonula, probably influenced by diminutive suffix -ule ("diminutive suffix").
Full definition of zonule
Noun
zonule
(plural zonules)- (anatomy) A little zone, or girdle; a zonula.
- 1963, M. G. Farquar, G. E. Palade, Junctional complexes in various epithelia, The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 17, republished 2001, Joseph G. Gall, J. Richard McIntosh (editors), Landmark Papers in Cell Biology, %22zonules%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=b9mULvCnUk&sig=wsMAvJ6rR0JuM40MX7rLeAdAIsU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L75iULM1yMqaBcLmgdAC&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22zonule%22|%22zonules%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 261,Each tight junction is followed by an adhering zonule extending between arrows 2 and 3 and, farther away, by a desmosome marked D. A condensation of finely fibrillar material occurs mainly along the adhering zonules on each side of the bile capillary.
- 2004, E. Ahmed, A Textbook of Ophthalmology, %22zonules%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=-_pp36eEWG&sig=5LzNHacUksZn8S-iRNm6jttaJdc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L75iULM1yMqaBcLmgdAC&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22zonule%22|%22zonules%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 270,The rim of a small-sized lens along with zonule is clearly seen through the fully dilated pupil.
- 2009, Frank W. Howes, 5.4: Indications for Lens Surgery
Indications for Application of Different Lens Surgery Techniques, Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker (editors), Ophthalmology, 3rd Edition, %22zonules%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=6ujDz6HTC1&sig=n4IbdzFZZvDUtlst3c9amdwsB68&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L75iULM1yMqaBcLmgdAC&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22zonule%22|%22zonules%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 429,In most cases, the goal of this type of lens surgery is the same as that for eyes without a compromised zonule: to remove the contents of the capsular bag through a CCCcurvilinear capsulectomy and replace the contents with a foldable IOL.