lobule
Americannoun
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a small lobe.
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a subdivision of a lobe.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lobule
From the New Latin word lobulus, dating back to 1675–85. See lobe, -ule
Example Sentences
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Plates of hepatocytes called hepatic laminae radiate outward from the portal vein in each hepatic lobule.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The trabeculae and lobules, including the darkly staining cortex and the lighter staining medulla of each lobule, are clearly visible in the light micrograph of the thymus of a newborn.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Each lobule receives its own large bronchiole that has multiple branches.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The mirror experiment you did earlier disrupts this consistency of signals in the right superior parietal lobule.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 18, 2011
The lobule should be shapely, not adherent, not too pendulous and free from grooves extending from the scaphoid fossa.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot
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