lobular

[ lob-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. composed of, having the form of, or pertaining to lobules or small lobes.

Other Words From

• inter·lobu·lar adjective
• sub·lobu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobular¹

First recorded in 1815–25; lobule + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

Now and then a case of lobular pneumonia will result from the aspiration of pieces of membranes into the smallest bronchi.

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In the ass, mule, and plethoric horses acute glanders usually terminates by lobular pneumonia.

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They represent a portion of the lung more or less considerable in a state of special lobular hepatization.

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Pneumonia, lobular or lobar, is one of the most frequent complications and causes of death.

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Portions of these foreign bodies are often found in the bronchia as well, giving rise to circumscribed lobular pneumonia.

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