ˈansə noun
( plural an·sae -ˌsē)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, handle; akin to Middle Low German öse eye for a hook, loop, Old Norse œs shoestring hole, Lithuanian qsà pot handle, Old Prussian ansis kettle hook
1. : part of a celestial body having the appearance of a handle (as the projecting part of Saturn's rings)
2. anatomy : a loop or a structure resembling a loop