habenula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habenula, diminutive of habena.

Noun

habenula (plural habenulae or habenulæ)

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

Holonyms

epithalamus

Derived terms

habenular
habenular nucleus
lateral habenula

Translations

mass of cells in the thalamus

Finnish: aivo-ohjas, habenula
French: habenula (fr) f
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Italian: abenula (it) f
Polish: uzdeczka (pl) f
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
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Spanish: habénula f

Latin

Etymology

From habēna +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [haˈbeː.nʊ.ɫa]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈbɛː.nu.la]

Noun

habēnula f (genitive habēnulae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

	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.