Insula

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  • n. The insular cortex, a structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy, a portion of the cerebral cortex concealed in the Sylvian fissure, consisting of five or six radiating convolutions, the gyri operti.
  • n. In a Roman city, especially Rome itself, a building composed of distinct apartments let to several families; an apartment-house or tenement-house, in distinction from domus, an independent residence.
  • n. In a smaller Roman city, especially Pompeii, a block of houses entirely surrounded by streets.
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    insula reili   
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