lobule
Americannoun
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a small lobe.
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a subdivision of a lobe.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of lobule
From the New Latin word lobulus, dating back to 1675–85. See lobe, -ule
Example Sentences
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These alveoli join up to form groups known as lobules, and each lobule has a lactiferous duct that drains into openings in the nipple.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
One arteriole and an accompanying venule supply and drain one pulmonary lobule.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A pulmonary lobule is a subdivision formed as the bronchi branch into bronchioles.
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
Minute, hair-like channels separate the cells one from another, and unite in one main duct leading from the lobule.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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