| zonule Sep 26th 2012, 09:37 English: +citations | ← Older revision | Revision as of 09:37, 26 September 2012 | | Line 1: | Line 1: | | | ==English== | | ==English== | | − | {{Webster 1913}} | + | | | | + | ===Etymology=== | | | + | From {{term|zonula|lang=en}}, probably influenced by diminutive suffix {{term|-ule||diminutive suffix|lang=en}}. | | | | | | | | ===Noun=== | | ===Noun=== | | | {{en-noun}} | | {{en-noun}} | | | | | | | − | # A little [[zone]], or [[girdle]]. | + | # {{anatomy}} A little [[zone]], or [[girdle]]; a [[zonula]]. | | | + | #* '''1963''', M. G. Farquar, G. E. Palade, ''Junctional complexes in various epithelia'', ''The Journal of Cell Biology'', Volume 17, republished 2001, Joseph G. Gall, J. Richard McIntosh (editors), ''Landmark Papers in Cell Biology'', [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=fJHxxUBzA-gC&pg=PA261&lpg=PA261&dq=%22zonule%22|%22zonules%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=b9mULvCnUk&sig=wsMAvJ6rR0JuM40MX7rLeAdAIsU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L75iULM1yMqaBcLmgdAC&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22zonule%22|%22zonules%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 261], | | | + | #*: Each tight junction is followed by an adhering '''zonule''' extending between arrows ''2'' and ''3'' and, farther away, by a desmosome marked ''D''. A condensation of finely fibrillar material occurs mainly along the adhering '''zonules''' on each side of the bile capillary. | | | + | #* '''2004''', E. Ahmed, ''A Textbook of Ophthalmology'', [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=XQORJ5TfCu4C&pg=PA270&lpg=PA270&dq=%22zonule%22|%22zonules%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=-_pp36eEWG&sig=5LzNHacUksZn8S-iRNm6jttaJdc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L75iULM1yMqaBcLmgdAC&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22zonule%22|%22zonules%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 270], | | | + | #*: The rim of a small-sized lens along with '''zonule''' is clearly seen through the fully dilated pupil. | | | + | #* '''2009''', Frank W. Howes, ''5.4: Indications for Lens Surgery / Indications for Application of Different Lens Surgery Techniques'', Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker (editors), ''Ophthalmology'', 3rd Edition, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=u43MTFr7-m8C&pg=PA429&lpg=PA429&dq=%22zonule%22|%22zonules%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=6ujDz6HTC1&sig=n4IbdzFZZvDUtlst3c9amdwsB68&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L75iULM1yMqaBcLmgdAC&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22zonule%22|%22zonules%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 429], | | | + | #*: In most cases, the goal of this type of lens surgery is the same as that for eyes without a compromised zonule: to remove the contents of the capsular bag through a CCC<sup>[continuous curvilinear capsulectomy]</sup> and replace the contents with a foldable IOL.<sup>[intraocular lens]</sup> | | | + | | | | + | ====Related terms==== | | | + | * [[zonular]] | | | + | | | | + | ====Derived terms==== | | | + | * [[ciliary zonule]], [[zonule of Zinn]] | | | | | | | | [[et:zonule]] | | [[et:zonule]] | | |
