lobule
Use Lobule in a sentence
yul noun
1.
a small lobe.
2.
a subdivision of a lobe.
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World English Dictionary
lobule (ˈlɒbjuːl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a small lobe or a subdivision of a lobe | |
| [C17: from New Latin lobulus, from Late Latin lobus | |
| lobular | |
| —adj | |
| lobulate | |
| —adj | |
| 'lobulated | |
| —adj | |
| 'lobulose | |
| —adj | |
| lobu'lation | |
| —n | |
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Lobule
is always a great word to know.
So is inferior lobe. Does it mean:
| located below and behind the oblique fissure, contains five bronchopulmonary segments |
| a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body. |
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
lobule lob·ule (lŏb'y&oomacr;l)
n.
A small lobe.
A section or subdivision of a lobe.
lob'u·lar (-yə-lər) or lob'u·lose' (-yə-lōs') adj.
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Example sentences
Each lobule contains microscopic columns of liver cells and blood vessels.
At the base of the lobule this vein opens directly into the sublobular vein, with which the lobule is connected.
Other useful signals came from the inferior parietal lobule, an area of the brain known to help guide the movement of limbs.
Each secondary lobule is composed of several primary lobules, the anatomical units of the lung.
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