Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the form of a lobule or small lobe.
- Of or pertaining to lobules: as, a lobular vein.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a lobule; pertaining to a lobule or lobules.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or relating to a
lobule
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a lobule
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Examples
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Another 24 women had a cancer-risk elevating condition known as lobular carcinoma in situ
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Another 24 women had a cancer-risk elevating condition known as lobular carcinoma in situ
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Another 24 women had a cancer-risk elevating condition known as lobular carcinoma in situ
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a lobule; the portal vein and the artery ramify round the lobules -- are inter-lobular, that is (inter, between); the hepatic vein begins in the middle of the lobules (intra-lobular), and receives their blood.
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Percent weight reduction correlated significantly with improvement in NAS and participants who achieved the study weight loss goal (/= 7%), compared with those who lost less than 7%, had significant improvements in steatosis, lobular inflammation, ballooning injury and NAS.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Weight Loss Reduces Liver Fat 2009
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Specifically, they found 40 percent to 60 percent reduction in the risk of the two most common types of breast cancer, invasive ductal and invasive lobular carcinoma, among women who had experienced those symptoms.
Hot flashes, night sweats may reduce breast cancer risk Jennifer LaRue Huget 2011
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A survey of 1,437 post-menopausal women from the Seattle area, 988 of whom had been diagnosed with breast cancer between 2000 and 2004, found those who w ere bothered by insomnia, depression, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, bleeding and other symptoms had a 40% to 60% reduced risk of developing invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma than women with no symptoms.
Looking Out for Scoliosis Ann Lukits 2011
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During pregnancy, your breasts prepare for lactation milk production and secretion through a complex interplay of hormones that causes rapid growth of the ductal system and the lobular system, which is responsible for milk production.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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During pregnancy, your breasts prepare for lactation milk production and secretion through a complex interplay of hormones that causes rapid growth of the ductal system and the lobular system, which is responsible for milk production.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Your October 2008 breast-cancer article talked about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) but not lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS).
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