habenula

[ huh-ben-yuh-luh ]

/ həˈbɛn yə lə /

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noun, plural ha·ben·u·lae

[huh-ben-yuh-lee]. /həˈbɛn yəˌli/. Anatomy.

a narrow bandlike structure, as the stalk attaching the pineal gland to the thalamus.

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Origin of habenula

1875–80; <Latin: small strip of skin, equivalent to habēn(a) strap, thong, rein (derivative of habēre to have, hold, possess; cf. able, habit¹) + -ula-ule

OTHER WORDS FROM habenula

ha·ben·u·lar, adjective

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