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ZONA

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• ZONA (noun)
The noun ZONA has 1 sense:

1. (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

Familiarity information: ZONA used as a noun is very rare.

• ZONA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

zona; zone

Hypernyms ("zona" is a kind of...):

anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "zona"):

zona pellucida (thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus)

zonula; zonule (small beltlike zone)

"God cures and the physician takes the fee."
(English proverb)
"The water that does not flow is not fit to drink."
(Albanian proverb)
"Spring won't come with one flower."
(Armenian proverb)
"Let sleeping dogs lie."
(Dutch proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of zona pellucida
Definition of zonula
Definition of zonule
Definition of bodily structure
Pronunciation of anatomy

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