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locule
This term is primarily used in specialized botanical and medical contexts to describe a precise anatomical compartment. It evokes an image of a sealed, internal chamber that isolates specific biological contents, such as ovules in a plant ovary or fluid in a cystic lesion. It is far more technical than words like chamber or cavity, which are used in general English.
In clinical pathology, the term often describes the architecture of a mass, where multiple locules indicate a multilocular structure. This distinction is critical for diagnostic purposes, as the presence of these internal divisions helps specialists differentiate between various types of cysts and tumors.
Meanings
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生検の結果、液体を含む小さな室を持つ多房性嚢胞が認められた。
The anatomical structure consists of a central axis and a surrounding locule.
その解剖学的構造は中心軸とそれを取り囲む室で構成されている。