Meaning | (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part. |
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Example | "ear lobe" |
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Category | anatomy, general anatomy | The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
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Part of | organ | A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function |
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Narrower | earlobe, ear lobe | The fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear |
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frontal lobe, frontal cortex | That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead |
hepatic lobe | Any of the five lobes forming the liver |
lobe of the lung | Any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung |
lobule | A small / small lobe or subdivision of a lobe |
occipital lobe, occipital cortex | That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head |
parietal lobe, parietal cortex | That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head |
prefrontal lobe, prefrontal cortex | The anterior part of the frontal lobe |
temporal lobe, temporal cortex | That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head |
Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
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Spanish | lóbulo |
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Catalan | lòbul |
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Adjectives | lobar | of or relating to or affecting a lobe |
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lobate, lobated | having or resembling a lobe or lobes |