lobulus

[lob-yuh-luhs]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

lobuli 

1. a lobule.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobulus¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1725–35; lobule

Example Sentences

Spigē′lian, denoting the lobulus spigelii, one of the lobes of the liver.

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Lobulus: the partly separated portion of the wings of some flies and of secondaries in some Hymenoptera: also used as = alula; q.v.

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Alulae: Diptera; a pair of membranous scales above the halteres, behind the root of the wing, one above or before the other; the anterior attached to the wing and moving with it, the posterior fastened to the thorax and stationary; see calyptra; squama; squamula; lobulus; axillary lobe; aileron; scale; tegulae: Coleoptera; a membranous appendage of the elytra which prevents dislocation.

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In addition to this large aperture, which is located on the lower part of the lobulus, there may be two other small perforations about 1.5 centimeters further up.

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The liver is composed of four lobes, besides the small lobe, or lobulus spigelii.

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