Definitions for lobule

lobule lob·ule

Spelling: [lob-yool]
IPA: /ˈlɒb yul/

Lobule is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 60 anagrams from letters in lobule (bellou).

Definitions for lobule

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

Examples for lobule

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

The anti-helix may be unduly prominent or be insignificant; the scaphoid fossa may extend through the lobule or be triple.

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

The ears are large and projecting from the side of the head, and often carry a lobule.

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

Some children will rub the lobule of the ear, others will suck their fingers, or will stimulate their mouths in other ways.

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

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

lobule: in Coccidae, one of the two distinct parts of which a lobe is sometimes composed.

The third premolar is very large, and agrees with its upper one, excepting the lobule on the inner border.

Word Value for lobule
Scrable

8

Words with friends

12

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