insula

See also: Insula, insulă, and ínsula

English

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insula

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin insula (“island”). Doublet of isle.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnsjʊlə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnsʊlə/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

insula (plural insulas or insulae)

2. (historical) A block of buildings in a Roman town.
4. (neuroanatomy) A structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus.

   Synonyms: insular cortex, island of Reil

   • 2007 February 6, Sandra Blakeslee, “A Small Part of the Brain, and Its Profound Effects”, in New York Times‎:

     All mammals have insulas that read their body condition, Dr. Craig said.

   • 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 608:

     The insula registers our physical gut feelings, including the sensation of a distended stomach and other inner states like nausea, warmth, a full bladder, and a pounding heart.

Derived terms

• insulostriatal
• perinsular

Translations

a block of buildings in a Roman town

Finnish: insula (fi), roomalainen vuokrakasarmi French: please add this translation if you can Marathi: इनसुला (insulā) Portuguese: ínsula (pt) f Spanish: insula (es)

a structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus

Finnish: aivosaari, insula (fi) French: please add this translation if you can Portuguese: ínsula (pt) f

Anagrams

• inulas, uinals

Esperanto

Etymology

insulo (“island”) +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈsula/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ula
• Hyphenation: in‧su‧la

Adjective

insula (accusative singular insulan, plural insulaj, accusative plural insulajn)

1. insular

Interlingua

Noun

insula (plural insulas)

1. island

Related terms

• insular