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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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
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 track through the brain no doubt involved a considerable extent of the outer aspect of the right occipital lobe and the cuneate lobule.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
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