multilocular

[ muhl-ti-lok-yuh-ler ]

/ ˌmʌl tɪˈlɒk yə lər /

having or consisting of many cells or vesicles.

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First recorded in 1805–15; multi- + locular

pseu·do·mul·ti·loc·u·lar, adjective

Multilocular orifices exhibit a bundle of tubes enclosed together.
An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand|W. M. Maskell
These tumours have been described by Eve under the name of multilocular cystic epithelial tumours of the jaw.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
It may have one cell or cavity, being unilocular; or many, multilocular, &c.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
The cysts thus formed may be unilocular or multilocular, and intra-cystic papillary vegetations frequently grow from their walls.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

We entirely separate these here from the true Cyrtida, on account of their lobate or multilocular cephalis.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

multilocular

[ mŭl′tĭ-lŏk′yə-lər ]

Having or consisting of many small compartments or cavities.