lobus

See also: Lobus and lõbus

English

Etymology

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

Noun

lobus (plural lobi)

1. (medicine, anatomy) A lobe.
   • 1865, Richard Dennis Hoblyn, A Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Collateral Sciences:

     The lobus of Morgagni is a lobe at the base of the prostate, discovered by Morgagni, and since described by Sir Everard Home.

Related terms

• lobi pulmonales
• lobi reniculi
• lobus biventralis
• lobus caudatus: the caudate lobe.
• lobus opertus: the insula of the brain.
• lobus quadratus
• lobus Spigelii: a prominent oblong lobe on the posterior surface of the liver.

Anagrams

• Loubs, bolus, bouls

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lobus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈlɔ.βus]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈlɔ.bus]

Noun

lobus m (plural lobusos)

1. lobe

Derived terms

• lobat

Related terms

• lobel
• lòbul

Further reading

• “lobus” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós).

Noun

lobus m (genitive lobī); second declension

1. hull, husk, pod
2. lobe

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	lobus	lobī
genitive	lobī	lobōrum
dative	lobō	lobīs
accusative	lobum	lobōs
ablative	lobō	lobīs
vocative	lobe	lobī

Descendants

• → Catalan: lobus
• → English: lobus