lobe Definition
lobe (lōb)
noun
a rounded projecting part; specif.,
- the fleshy lower part of the human ear
- any of the main divisions of an organ separated by fissures, etc. a lobe of the brain, lung, or liver
- any of the major divisions of a simple leaf that is not divided completely to the midrib or base
Etymology: Fr < LL lobus < Gr lobos < IE base *lob-, var. of *leb-, to hang down > lap, sleep
lobe Synonyms
lobe
n.
lobe Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- liver: The left lobe of liver was rotated toward the right side due to traction of the gall bladder.
- brain: The scan showed a large AVM in the frontal left lobe of the brain.
- hemisphere: Symptom common to tumors of the parietal lobe of the cerebral hemispheres.
- gland: Isthmus - A small band of tissue that connects the two lobes of the thyroid gland.
- lung: One lobe of the lungs of snakes serves no purpose.
Adjective modifier
- frontal: Within the cortex of the right frontal lobe there was found a lesion.
- parietal: The converse was found to be true of individuals with damage to their right parietal lobes.
- temporal: There's activity in the temporal lobe we've just never seen.
- occipital: The affected area was located in the right occipital lobe, which controls vision on the left side of both eyes.
- medial: The extent of impairment suggests dysfunction beyond the medial temporal lobe.
- anterior: The distal part forms most of the anterior lobe.
Modifies a noun
- epilepsy: The research involved scanning over 60 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.
- lability: Results Mean scores on the temporal lobe lability scale were abductees 19.3; matched control 18.3; student control 20.2.
- atrophy: Semantic dementia: Progressive fluent aphasia with temporal lobe atrophy.
- reconnection: A key question is the extent to which lobe reconnection only takes place in one hemisphere.
- resection: In the 1950s, Falconer at the Maudsley Hospital described anatomical temporal lobe resection.
- epileptic: Temporal lobe epileptics were more likely to undergo multiple religious conversions.
Noun used with modifier

