lobule

[ lob-yool ]

/ ˈlɒb yul /

noun

a small lobe.

a subdivision of a lobe.

Nearby words

lobtail, lobular, lobular glomerulonephritis, lobular pump, lobulate, lobule, lobule of epididymis, lobulus, lobus, lobus azygos, lobworm

Origin of lobule

From the New Latin word lobulus, dating back to 1675–85. See lobe, -ule

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Examples from the Web for lobule

Length of the ear: from the highest upper edge of the auricle to the lower extremity of the lobule.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
The lobule may be adherent and sometimes almost absent, thus producing the jug-handle-shaped, or so-called Morel ear.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
The lobule should be shapely, not adherent, not too pendulous and free from grooves extending from the scaphoid fossa.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
From these intralobular capillaries run toward the centre of the lobule, forming a network among the polygonal hepatic cells.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7|Various

The ears are large and projecting from the side of the head, and often carry a lobule.
A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)|Henry O. Forbes

British Dictionary definitions for lobule

lobule

/ (ˈlɒbjuːl) /

noun

a small lobe or a subdivision of a lobe

Derived Forms

lobular (ˈlɒbjʊlə), lobulate (ˈlɒbjʊlɪt), lobulated or lobulose, adjectivelobulation, noun

Word Origin for lobule

C17: from New Latin lobulus, from Late Latin lobus lobe

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Medicine definitions for lobule

lobule

[ lŏb′yōōl ]

n.

A small lobe.

A section or subdivision of a lobe.

Related forms

lob′u•lar (-yə-lər) null adj.