loculation

noun

loc·u·la·tion | \ ˌläk-yə-ˈlā-shən

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Medical Definition of loculation

1 : the condition of being or the process of becoming loculated a gradual loculation of bony tissue

2 : a group of loculi usually isolated from surrounding structures (as by a fibrous tissue septum) the development of loculations in empyema