See Also: lobus temporalis(medicine)
lobus(medicine)
lobus renalis(medicine)
lobus falciformis(medicine)
lobus caudatus(medicine)
lobus azygos(medicine)
lobus nervosus(medicine)
lobus appendicularis(medicine)
lobus dexter(medicine)
lobus sinister(medicine)

sporangium (iou) and lobus temporalis (medicine)


sporangium (iou)



sporangium noun. . E19.
[mod. Latin, from Greek spora (see SPORE) + aggeion vessel: see -IUM.]
Botany. A receptacle in which spores are formed; esp. an organ in various fungi producing endogenous asexual spores.
sporangial adjective of or pertaining to a sporangium M19.
sporan'giferous adjective bearing sporangia M19.
sporangiolum noun, pl. -la, a small sporangium usu. containing only a few spores E19.
sporangiophore noun a structure or (Mycology) a specialized hypha bearing sporangia L19.
sporangiospore noun a spore produced in a sporangium L19.

lobus temporalis (medicine)


lobus temporalis -->
temporal lobe


A lobe of the brain which is located laterally and below the cerebrum. Contains auditory and receptive areas.