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insula /in·su·la/ (in´sdbobr-lah) pl. in´sulae   [L.]

1. an islandlike structure.

2. a triangular area of the cerebral cortex forming the floor of the lateral cerebral fossa.

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in·su·la (ns-l, nsy-)

n. pl. -lae (-l)

1. Island.

2. A circumscribed body or patch on the skin.

3. See island of Reil.

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insula

pl. insulae [L.] a triangular area of the cerebral cortex that forms the floor of the lateral cerebral fossa.