Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

liver lobule

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Term info

Label

liver lobule

database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

curator note

should not be confused with the anatomic lobes of the liver (caudate lobe, quadrate lobe, left lobe, and right lobe), or any of the functional lobe classification systems.[WP]

definition

The polygonal structure of the liver that consists of hepatocytes radiating outward from a hepatic vein.

has exact synonym

hepatic lobule, lobulus hepaticus, lobuli hepatici

has related synonym

lobules of liver, lobuli hepatis

id

UBERON:0004647

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl