lobe  (l ōb)
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n.1. A rounded projection, especially a rounded, projecting anatomical part: the lobe of an ear. 2. A subdivision of a bodily organ or part bounded by fissures, connective tissue, or other structural boundaries.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin lobus, hull, pod, from Greek lobos, lobe, pod.] |
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