lobus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lobus, from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós).
Noun
lobus (plural lobi)
- (medicine, anatomy, botany) 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
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lobus.
Pronunciation
Noun
lobus m (plural lobusos)
Derived terms
Related terms
- lobel
- lòbul
Further reading
- “lobus”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫɔ.bʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɔː.bus]
Noun
lobus m (genitive lobī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lobus | lobī |
| genitive | lobī | lobōrum |
| dative | lobō | lobīs |
| accusative | lobum | lobōs |
| ablative | lobō | lobīs |
| vocative | lobe | lobī |