insula

[ in-suh-luh, ins-yuh- ]

/ ˈɪn sə lə, ˈɪns yə- /

noun, plural in·su·lae [in-suh-lee, ins-yuh-] /ˈɪn səˌli, ˈɪns yə-/. Anatomy.

a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.

Nearby words

insufficiency of eyelids, insufficient, insufflate, insufflation, insufflation anesthesia, insula, insulant, insular, insular celtic, insularity, insularize

Origin of insula

1825–35; < New Latin, Latin: island; cf. isle

Also called Island of Reil.

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Examples from the Web for insula

Est in insula Oceani castum nemus, dicatum in eo vehiculum, veste contectum, attingere uni sacerdoti concessum.
The Ethnology of the British Islands|Robert Gordon Latham
Phrygians, their reference to the Insula Hyperboreorum, 436;traces of their costume in the sculptures at Knockmoy, 437.
The Round Towers of Ireland|Henry O'Brien
Est in insula Oceani Castum nemus, dicatumque in eo vehiculum, veste contectum, attingere uni sacerdoti concessum.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
It is not really an island, but Chaucer follows the Latin text, which has 'insula'; see note to l. 1590.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer

The street referred to is seemingly the blind alley which formerly ran through the insula (Plan I).
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau

British Dictionary definitions for insula

insula

/ (ˈɪnsjʊlə) /

noun plural -lae (-ˌliː)

a pyramid-shaped area of the brain within each cerebral hemisphere beneath parts of the frontal and temporal lobesAlso called: island of Reil

Word Origin for insula

Latin, literally: island

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Word Origin and History for insula

insula

Latin, literally "an island" (also, in ancient Rome, "a block of buildings"); see isle.

Medicine definitions for insula

insula

[ ĭn′sə-lə, ĭns′yə- ]

n. pl. -lae (-lē′)

Island.

A circumscribed body or patch on the skin.

island of Reil