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ZONA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
Synonyms:
zona; zone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("zona" is a kind of...):
anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)
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)
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