lobus

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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.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lobus.

Pronunciation

Noun

lobus m (plural lobusos)

  1. lobe

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós).

Noun

lobus m (genitive lobī); second declension

  1. hull, husk, pod
  2. lobe

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case 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
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