Zonule vs Conule - What's the difference?
zonule | conule |
(anatomy) A little zone, or girdle; a zonula.
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* 2009 , Frank W. Howes, 5.4: Indications for Lens Surgery / Indications for Application of Different Lens Surgery Techniques'', Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker (editors), ''Ophthalmology , 3rd Edition,
As nouns the difference between zonule and conule
is that zonule is a little zone, or girdle; a zonula while conule is a small cusp.zonule
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(en noun)page 261,
- Each tight junction is followed by an adhering zonule' extending between arrows ''2'' and ''3'' and, farther away, by a desmosome marked ''D''. A condensation of finely fibrillar material occurs mainly along the adhering ' zonules on each side of the bile capillary.
page 270,
- The rim of a small-sized lens along with zonule is clearly seen through the fully dilated pupil.
page 429,
- In most cases, the goal of this type of lens surgery is the same as that for eyes without a compromised zonule: to remove the contents of the capsular bag through a CCC[continuous curvilinear capsulectomy] and replace the contents with a foldable IOL.[intraocular lens]