interlobular

Thân thiện

The surgeon carefully examined the interlobular tissue.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Situated between lobes or lobules: "Interlobular" describes something that is located in the space or area separating the lobes or lobules of an organ or structure.

Usage

• The term "interlobular" is a specialized anatomical and histological adjective. It is primarily used in medical, biological, and scientific contexts to describe the location of structures like ducts, septa, or blood vessels within organs that have a lobular architecture.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The pathologist identified inflammation in the interlobular connective tissue of the lung.
  • The interlobular ducts are responsible for draining saliva from the gland's lobules.

Advanced Usage

• "Interlobular septum": A partition of connective tissue that separates the lobules of an organ.
  • The interlobular septa in the liver provide structural support.
• "Interlobular artery/vein": Blood vessels running in the spaces between renal lobules in the kidney.
  • The interlobular arteries branch from the arcuate arteries in the renal cortex.

Variants and Related Words

• Intralobular (adj): Situated within a lobule.
  • This is in contrast to intralobular ducts, which are found inside each lobule.
• Interlobar (adj): Situated between the lobes (larger subdivisions) of an organ.
  • The interlobar arteries are larger than the interlobular arteries.

Synonyms

• Interlobate (adj): A less common synonym meaning between lobes.

Notes

• "Interlobular" is a compound word formed from the prefix "inter-" (meaning "between") and "lobular" (relating to a lobule). It is almost exclusively used in technical descriptions.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. between lobes or lobules