insula
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insula (plural insulas or insulae)
(historical) A block of buildings in a Roman town.
(neuroanatomy) A structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus.
Synonyms: insular cortex, island of Reil
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During speech production, people who stutter show overactivity in the anterior insula, cerebellum and bilateral midbrain.
“Inspired by Insula Art, an artistic movement that emerged during early Irish monasticism,” it continues, “the designs offer a minimalist interpretation of swirling motifs and spiral forms associated with this era of creativity.
The map’s portrayed land-mass, identified as Vinilanda Insula, encompasses an area from Maine in the north to the Carolinas in the south; from the Atlantic seaboard to the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania.
Each insula was convert square, with the land within it divided.
The Second Sally After a short period of feigning health, Don Quixote requests his neighbor, Sancho Panza, to be his squire, promising him governorship of an island, or insula.
The term "insulin" originates from insula, the Latin word for islet/island.