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lobus

lobus noun: a lobe.

Noun

lobus (plural lobi)

  1. A lobe.
    • The lobus of Morgagni is a lobe at the base of the prostate, discovered by Morgagni, and since described by Sir Everard Home.1865, Richard Dennis Hoblyn, A Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Collateral Sciences

Forms of lobus

plurallobi

Origin of lobus

Borrowed from Latin lobus, from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós).

Questions about lobus

What does lobus mean?
Lobus means a lobe.
What part of speech is lobus?
Lobus is a noun.
What is the plural of lobus?
The plural of lobus is lobi.

Words near lobus in the dictionary

  1. lobulogenesis
  2. lobulose
  3. lobulous
  4. lobulus
  5. lobuprofen
  6. lobus
  7. lobworm
  8. lobworms
  9. loc
  10. loc'd
  11. loc'd out

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