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lobule

noun
lob·​ule | \ ˈlä-(ËŒ)byül How to pronounce lobule (audio) \

Definition of lobule

: a small lobe also : a subdivision of a lobe

Examples of lobule in a Sentence

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 In 2010, she was diagnosed with breast cancer again—this time with ductal carcinoma, like before, and lobular carcinoma, a cancer that affects the lobules that produce milk and empty out in the milk ducts. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "'I Got Implants After Surviving Breast Cancer Twice—Then I Learned They Cause Cancer'," 4 Sep. 2019

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First Known Use of lobule

1682, in the meaning defined above

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lobule

noun
lob·​ule | \ ˈläb-(ËŒ)yü(É™)l How to pronounce lobule (audio) \

Medical Definition of lobule

1 : a small lobe the lobule of the ear
2 : a subdivision of a lobe specifically : one of the small masses of tissue of which various organs (as the liver) are made up

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