lobular
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- interlobular adjective
- sublobular adjective
Etymology
Origin of lobular
Example Sentences
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The majority of cells feature round- or oval-shaped nuclei that are rigid, but neutrophils differ in that their nuclei adopt multiple lobular structures akin to that of flower petal arrangements.
From Science Daily
Theory suggests such bodies will take on an elongated or lobular form.
From BBC
Invasive lobular cancer: This breast cancer type begins in glands called lobules, according to the ACS.
From Fox News
My surgeon read my films, examined me, sat down in her office with me and my husband and told us that the thing that I have, L.C.I.S., lobular carcinoma in situ, is not cancer, exactly.
From New York Times
Comprehensive Molecular portraits of invasive lobular breast cancer.
From Nature
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