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island of Reil

[rahyl]
–noun Anatomy.
insula.

Origin:
named after J. C. Reil (d. 1813), German physician

in⋅su⋅la

[in-suh-luh, ins-yuh-]
–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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