Insula meaning

ĭn'sə-lə, ĭns'yə-
An oval region found in each hemisphere of the cerebral cortex, lateral to the lentiform nucleus and situated within the sylvian fissure, involved in sensation, emotion, and autonomic function.
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A small interior lobe of the cerebral cortex associated with various functions, as emotional response, perception, and motor control.
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An oval region found in each hemisphere of the cerebral cortex, lateral to the lentiform nucleus and situated within the sylvian fissure, involved in sensation, emotion, and autonomic function.
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Origin of insula

  • New Latin īnsula from Latin island
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Insula Sentence Examples

  • At the time of Edward the Confessor, Archbishop Stigand owned the manor, which according to Domesday passed to Ralf de Insula.

  • To the north of the Meuse, and more especially in the low-lying ground enclosed between the Waal and the Rhine (insula Batavorum) lived the Batavi, a clan of the great Germanic tribe, the Chatti.

  • The insula Batavorum, lined with forts,.

  • paeninsula, from paene, almost, and insula, an island), in physical geography, a piece of land nearly surrounded by water.

  • Though the name Rhine thus at last attaches to a very insignificant stream, the entire district between the Waal on one side and the Yssel on the other, the Insula Batavorum of Caesar, in reality belongs to the delta of the famous river.

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