lobule
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- noun
- /ˈlɑːbjuːl/
- Specialized
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lobulillo
- The liver is divided into several lobules, each with its own blood supply.
- ear lobule
- lobules in myxoid tissue
And that brain area, it turns out, is a brain area called the inferior parietal lobule.
- And that brain area, it turns out, is a brain area called the inferior parietal lobule.
Examples
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Breast cancer is thought to start in the lining of the milk duct or lobule.
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Many cells showed foamy-bubbly cytoplasm and sebaceous duct-like structures in the center of some lobules (Figure 2).
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Mass was divided into two main lobules in that region.
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The lobule is split to form an anterior and a posterior skin flap.
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Grade III is the classic 'peanut ear', in which the auricle is absent and the lobule has an abnormal shape and position.
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The incision behind the ear lobule was closed with interrupted 4-0 chromic sutures.
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The permanent section revealed a tumor arranged in lobules in myxoid tissue, separated by fibrous bands.
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His auricle was malformed, and only portions of the helix, lobule, and tragus were recognizable.
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A small incision was made posterior to the ear lobule, and a piece of fat was extracted using sharp dissecting scissors.
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Once the thymic primordia merge at the midline, the thymic epithelium develops into lobules separated by mesenchymal septa.
Academic text (1996)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lobule comes from lobe and the small ending -ule, so it means a 'small lobe'. Like an earlobe, it names a little part or division of an organ such as the liver, lung, or a gland.