insula /in·su·la/ (in´sdbobr-lah) pl. in´sulae [L.]
island [i´land]
1. an islandlike structure.
2. a triangular area of the cerebral cortex forming the floor of the lateral cerebral fossa.
in·su·la ( n s -l, nsy-) |
)island [i´land]
a cluster of cells or an isolated piece of tissue.
blood i's aggregations of mesenchymal cells in the angioblast of the embryo, developing into vascular endothelium and blood cells.
i's of Langerhans islets of Langerhans.
island of Reil insula.
insula
pl. insulae [L.] a triangular area of the cerebral cortex that forms the floor of the lateral cerebral fossa.
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