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multilocular

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

adjective

  1. having or consisting of many cells or vesicles.


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Etymology

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

Cysts may be simple, unilocular or multilocular, and may attain an enormous size.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

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

This grouping of cysts in contradistinction to fleshy tumors omits the consideration of a series of cystic tumors of enormous size, the multilocular tumors of the ovary.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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