ZONULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does zonule mean? 

• ZONULE (noun)
  The noun ZONULE has 1 sense:

1. small beltlike zone

  Familiarity information: ZONULE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZONULE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small beltlike zone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

zonula; zonule

Hypernyms ("zonule" is a kind of...):

zona; zone ((anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure)

 Context examples 

Congenital displacement of the lens resulting from defective zonule formation.

(Congenital Ectopic Lens, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Incomplete rupture of the zonule with the displaced lens remaining behind the pupil.

(Lens Subluxation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The lens sits behind the iris and is supported by the zonule, which connects it to the ciliary body.

(Lens, NCI Thesaurus)