inferior lingular (bronchopulmonary) segment S V

in·fe·ri·or lin·gu·lar (bronchopulmonary) seg·'ment [S V]

of the four bronchopulmonary segments that typically comprise the superior lobe of the left lung, the most inferior, supplied by the inferior lingular bronchus [B V] and inferior lingular segmental (pulmonary) artery; corresponds approximately in position to the medial [S V] segment of the middle lobe of the right lung; the lingula is a feature of this part of the left lung. Synonym(s): segmentum lingulare bronchopulmonale inferius S V [TA]