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lobule

lobule

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A small part of an organ like the liver or lung
  • noun
  • /ˈlɑːbjuːl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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.

Examples

  • Breast cancer is thought to start in the lining of the milk duct or lobule.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Many cells showed foamy-bubbly cytoplasm and sebaceous duct-like structures in the center of some lobules (Figure 2).

    Academic text (2007)
  • Mass was divided into two main lobules in that region.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The lobule is split to form an anterior and a posterior skin flap.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Grade III is the classic 'peanut ear', in which the auricle is absent and the lobule has an abnormal shape and position.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The incision behind the ear lobule was closed with interrupted 4-0 chromic sutures.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The permanent section revealed a tumor arranged in lobules in myxoid tissue, separated by fibrous bands.

    Academic text (2005)
  • His auricle was malformed, and only portions of the helix, lobule, and tragus were recognizable.

    Academic text (2003)
  • A small incision was made posterior to the ear lobule, and a piece of fat was extracted using sharp dissecting scissors.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Once the thymic primordia merge at the midline, the thymic epithelium develops into lobules separated by mesenchymal septa.

    Academic text (1996)

Surface Forms

lobule singular
lobules plural

Morphology

lobule = lobe (transparent) = lobe + ule

Built by adding the diminutive suffix '-ule' to 'lobe', meaning 'small lobe', which is directly inferable from the base word.

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.