Island-of-reil
[rahyl] /raɪl/
noun, Anatomy.
1.
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[in-suh-luh, ins-yuh-] /ˈɪn sə lə, ˈɪns yə-/
noun, plural insulae
[in-suh-lee, ins-yuh-] /ˈɪn səˌli, ˈɪns yə-/ (Show IPA). Anatomy.
1.
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
/ˈɪnsjʊlə/
noun (pl) -lae (-ˌliː)
1.
a pyramid-shaped area of the brain within each cerebral hemisphere beneath parts of the frontal and temporal lobes Also called island of Reil
/raɪl/
noun
1.
another name for insula
n.
Latin, literally “an island” (also, in ancient Rome, “a block of buildings”); see isle.
insula in·su·la (ĭn’sə-lə, ĭns’yə-)
n. pl. -lae (-lē’)
island of Reil (rīl)
n.
An oval region of the cerebral cortex, lateral to the lentiform nucleus, and buried in the fissure of sylvius.. Also called insula.
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