hepatic lobule

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A polygonal histologic unit of the liver, consisting of masses of liver cells arranged around a central vein that is a terminal branch of one of the hepatic veins, and at whose periphery branches of the portal vein, hepatic artery, and bile duct are located.

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Words nearby hepatic lobule

hepatic artery, hepatic coma, hepatic duct, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatic flexure, hepatic lobule, hepatico-, hepaticodochotomy, hepaticoduodenostomy, hepaticoenterostomy, hepaticogastrostomy

How to use hepatic lobule in a sentence

Some children will rub the lobule of the ear, others will suck their fingers, or will stimulate their mouths in other ways.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll
It is the hepatic aloes of most continental writers, and said to be the of Dioscorides.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
It is weaker than Barbadoes or even hepatic aloes, and is more apt to gripe, &c., than the latter.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
It is obtained from the same plant as produces genuine hepatic aloes.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

When melted and doctored, it is sold for Barbadoes, hepatic, and even Socotrine aloes.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley