| 释义 |
ha·ben·u·la
\həˈbenyələ\ noun
(plural habenu·lae \-yə(ˌ)lē\)
Etymology: Latin, diminutive of habena strap, thong
1. also ha·ben·u·lar trigone \-lə(r)-\ : an anatomic structure in the form of a band; especially : a small triangular area of the surface of the epithalamus on either side of the base of the pineal body
2. also habenular nucleus : a nucleus underlying each habenula and connected by commissural fibers that forms a correlation center for olfactory stimuli — called also nucleus habenulae |