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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 836 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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LOBE , any

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ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round projecting

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PART

part, specifically the

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LOWER

lower part of the

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EXTERNAL

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EAR (common Teut.; O.E. are, Ger. Ohr, Du. oor, akin to Lat. auris, Gr. ovs)

ear, one of the parts into which the

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LIVER (O. Eng. lifer; cf. cognate forms, Dutch lever, Ger. Leber, Swed. lefver, &c.; the O. H. Ger. forms are libara, lipora, &c.; the Teut. word has been connected with Gr. i'prap and Lat. jecur)

liver is divided, also one of several parts of the

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BRAIN (A.S. braegen)

brain, divided by marked fissures (see LIVER and BRAIN) . The

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Greek XoOor, from which "lobe " is derived, was applied to the lobe of the ear and of the liver, and to the pod of a leguminous plant .

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