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secondary pulmonary lobule
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A unit of lung supplied by three to five terminal bronchioles and contained by fibrous septa. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3259815 ]
Term info
Label
secondary pulmonary lobule
Synonyms
- lobulus pulmonis secondarius
external definition
a pyramidal mass of lung tissue with sides that are bounded by the incomplete interlobular connective tissue septa and with a base, which is 1-2 cm in diameter, which usually faces the pleural surface of the lung; lobules that occupy a more central position in the lung are not well defined and are considered to consist of three to five pulmonary acini with proximate terminal bronchioles.
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UBERON:0010369