Medical Dictionary

loculation

noun loc·u·la·tion \ˌläk-yə-ˈlā-shən\

Medical Definition of LOCULATION

1
:  the condition of being or the process of becoming loculated <a gradual loculation of bony tissue>
2
:  a group of loculi usually isolated from surrounding structures (as by a fibrous tissue septum) <the development of loculations in empyema>

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