lobule
a small lobe.
a subdivision of a lobe.
Origin of lobule
1Words Nearby lobule
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How to use 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 MollThe third premolar is very large, and agrees with its upper one, excepting the lobule on the inner border.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleThe lobule should be shapely, not adherent, not too pendulous and free from grooves extending from the scaphoid fossa.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotThe anti-helix may be unduly prominent or be insignificant; the scaphoid fossa may extend through the lobule or be triple.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotThe lobule may be adherent and sometimes almost absent, thus producing the jug-handle-shaped, or so-called Morel ear.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. Talbot
British Dictionary definitions for lobule
/ (ˈlɒbjuːl) /
a small lobe or a subdivision of a lobe
Origin of lobule
1Derived forms of lobule
- lobular (ˈlɒbjʊlə), lobulate (ˈlɒbjʊlɪt), lobulated or lobulose, adjective
- lobulation, noun
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