Lobule
/ˈloʊ.bjuːl/noun
A small lobe or rounded subdivision of an organ or structure.
Did you know?Lobule comes through French and Latin from the same root as *lobe*, ultimately from Greek *lobos*, a word for a rounded protrusion that was later used in anatomy for small, segmented parts.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
lobós
“a rounded projecting part; a lobe”
Late Latin
Latin
lobulus
“a little lobe”
Old French
French
lobule
“a small lobe”
14th–16th Century
English
lobule
“a small lobe, especially in anatomy”
Modern English
English
lobule
“a small rounded subdivision of an organ or structure”