dictionary help<anatomy> A more or less well defined portion of any organ, especially of the brain, lungs and glands. Lobes are demarcated by fissures, sulci, connective tissue and by their shape.
Origin: L. Globus, from Gr. Lobos
(11 Mar 2008)
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