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multilocular

American  
[muhl-ti-lok-yuh-ler] / ˌmʌl tɪˈlɒk yə lər /

adjective

  1. having or consisting of many cells or vesicles.


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Origin of multilocular

First recorded in 1805–15; multi- + locular

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The whole multilocular cystic mass with the accumulated fluids tipped the scales at 132 pounds.

From Time Magazine Archive

It may thus be unilocular or multilocular, one- or many-seeded.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

A diagnosis was made of multilocular ovarian cyst or edematous myoma of the uterus, and on the morning of December 7, 1890, an operation was performed.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

They usually take the form of unilocular or multilocular cysts, the wall of which contains skin, mucous membrane, hair follicles, sebaceous, sweat, and mucous glands, nails, teeth, nipples, and mammary glands.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The cysts thus formed may be unilocular or multilocular, and intra-cystic papillary vegetations frequently grow from their walls.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

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