habenula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habenula, diminutive of habena.

Noun

habenula (plural habenulae or habenulæ)

  1. (anatomy) A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From habēna +‎ -ula.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /haˈbeː.nu.la/, [haˈbeː.nʊ.ɫa]

Noun

habēnula f (genitive habēnulae); first declension

  1. a small strip of diseased flesh which is cut out from the body

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative habēnula habēnulae
genitive habēnulae habēnulārum
dative habēnulae habēnulīs
accusative habēnulam habēnulās
ablative habēnulā habēnulīs
vocative habēnula habēnulae

References

  • habenula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • habenula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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