lobule

[lob-yool]

lob·ule

[lob-yool]
noun
1.
a small lobe.
2.
a subdivision of a lobe.

Origin:
1675–85; < Neo-Latin lobulus. See lobe, -ule
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Lobule is always a great word to know.
So is pharynx. Does it mean:
cavity with surrounding membrane and muscles connecting the mouth, nasal passages with the esophagus
largest subdivision of a lobe of the lung
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World English Dictionary
lobule (ˈlɒbjuːl)
 
n
a small lobe or a subdivision of a lobe
 
[C17: from New Latin lobulus, from Late Latin lobuslobe]
 
lobular
 
adj
 
lobulate
 
adj
 
'lobulated
 
adj
 
'lobulose
 
adj
 
lobu'lation
 
n

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Medical Dictionary

lobule lob·ule (lŏb'y&oomacr;l)
n.

  1. A small lobe.

  2. A section or subdivision of a lobe.


lob'u·lar (-yə-lər) or lob'u·lose' (-yə-lōs') adj.

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