lobule

lobule
n.
a subdivision of a part or organ that can be distinguished from the whole by boundaries, such as septa, that are visible with or without a microscope. For example, the lobule of the liver is a structural and functional unit seen in cross-section under a microscope as a column of cells drained by a central vein and bounded by a branch of the portal vein. The lung lobule is a practical subdivision of the lung tissue seen macroscopically in lung slices as outlined by incomplete septa of fibrous tissue. It is made up of three to five lung acini.

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  • lobule — [ lɔbyl ] n. m. • 1690; de lobe ♦ Anat. 1 ♦ Petit lobe. Lobules du cerveau. Lobule de l oreille. 2 ♦ Unité structurelle et fonctionnelle (d un organe). Lobules hépatiques (du foie), pulmonaires (du poumon). ● lobule nom masculin (latin lobulus)… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • lobulé — lobule [ lɔbyl ] n. m. • 1690; de lobe ♦ Anat. 1 ♦ Petit lobe. Lobules du cerveau. Lobule de l oreille. 2 ♦ Unité structurelle et fonctionnelle (d un organe). Lobules hépatiques (du foie), pulmonaires (du poumon). ● lobule nom masculin ( …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Lobule — Lob ule, n. [Cf. F. lobule, dim. of lobe. See {Lobe}.] A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe. [1913 Webster] {Lobule of the ear}. (Anat.) Same as {Lobe of the ear}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lobulé — lobulé, ée (lo bu lé, lée) adj. Terme d histoire naturelle. Qui est divisé en lobules …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • lobule — [läb′yo͞ol΄] n. [ModL lobulus, dim.] 1. a small lobe 2. a subdivision of a lobe lobular [läb′yo͞o lər] adj. lobulate [läb′yo͞olāt΄] adj …   English World dictionary

  • lobule — A small lobe or subdivision of a lobe. SYN: lobulus [TA]. ala central l. [TA] SYN: wing of central l.. SYN: pars inferior alae lobuli centralis [TA], pars superior ali lobuli centralis [TA]. ansiform l. comprises the greater part of the …   Medical dictionary

  • lobule — noun a) A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe. The Jubulaceae have a leaf whose lobule, usually transformed into a water sac, is normally very narrowly attached to the stem and to the dorsal lobe; indeed some Frullania taxa reproduce vegetatively …   Wiktionary

  • lobule — (lo bu l ) s. m. 1°   Terme d histoire naturelle. Petit lobe. Les lobes se divisent en une multitude de lobules.    Terme d anatomie. Lobules du cerveau, voy. lobe.    Terme de botanique. Rudiment de feuille qui, dans les plantes monocotylédones …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Lobule of the ear — Lobule Lob ule, n. [Cf. F. lobule, dim. of lobe. See {Lobe}.] A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe. [1913 Webster] {Lobule of the ear}. (Anat.) Same as {Lobe of the ear}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lobule adipeux — ● Lobule adipeux petit amas de cellules que présente fréquemment le tissu graisseux …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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