See Also: renal lobe(medicine)
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hortus siccus(dictionary)
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lobe(dictionary)
Lobe(health)
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right lobe(medicine)
ear lobe(dictionary)
lobe(dictionary)

hortus conclusus (iou) and renal lobe (medicine)


hortus conclusus (iou)



hortus conclusus noun phr. . E17.
[Latin = enclosed Garden: see Song of Solomon 4:12.]
An enclosed inviolate Garden; freq., in spiritual and exegetical tradition, as symbolic of the soul, the Christian Church, or the virginity of Mary. E17.
A painting of the Madonna and Child in an enclosed Garden. M19.

renal lobe (medicine)


renal lobe


One of the subdivisions of the kidney, consisting of a renal pyramid and the cortical tissue associated with it.

Synonym: lobus renalis.