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in⋅su⋅la

  [in-suh-luh, ins-yuh-]
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–noun, plural -lae  [-lee] . Anatomy.
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
Also called Island of Reil.

Origin:
1825–35; < NL, L: island; cf. isle
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Main Entry: in·su·la
Pronunciation: 'in(t)s-(y)&-l&, 'in-sh&-l&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural in·su·lae /-"lE, -"lI/
: the lobe in the center of the cerebral hemisphere that is situated deeply between the lips of the sylvian fissure called alsocentral lobe, island of Reil
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insula in·su·la (ĭn'sə-lə, ĭns'yə-)
n. pl. -lae (-lē')

  1. Island.

  2. A circumscribed body or patch on the skin.

  3. See island of Reil.

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insula

(Latin: "island"), in architecture, block of grouped but separate buildings or a single structure in ancient Rome and Ostia. The insulae were largely tenements providing economically practical housing where land values were high and population dense. Distinct from the domus, the upper-class private residence, they were inhabited primarily by the labouring class

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