lobule

lobule [lob-yool] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. a small lobe.
2. a subdivision of a lobe.

Origin of lobule From the New Latin word lobulus, dating back to 1675–85. See lobe, -ule Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for lobule Historical Examples of lobule

On one occasion six excellent specimens were obtained in a single drop of blood by merely pricking the lobule of the ear.

Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I

Arnold Cooley

If the lobule be repaired the ring may cut its way out again, and this may occur three or four times.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II

Various

The lower part of the pinna is the lobule (e), which contains no cartilage.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9

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Minute, hair-like channels separate the cells one from another, and unite in one main duct leading from the lobule.

A Practical Physiology

Albert F. Blaisdell

At a, a the capillaries of one lobule communicate with those adjacent to it.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7

Various

British Dictionary definitions for lobule lobule noun

1. a small lobe or a subdivision of a lobe

Derived Formslobular (ˈlɒbjʊlə), lobulate (ˈlɒbjʊlɪt), lobulated or lobulose, adjectivelobulation, nounWord Origin for lobule C17: from New Latin lobulus, from Late Latin lobus lobe Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 lobule in Medicine lobule [lŏb′yōōl] n.

1. A small lobe.
2. A section or subdivision of a lobe.

Related formslob′u•lar (-yə-lər) null adj. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.