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lobe (lōb)

noun

a rounded projecting part; specif.,

  1. the fleshy lower part of the human ear
  2. any of the main divisions of an organ separated by fissures, etc. a lobe of the brain, lung, or liver
  3. 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

  • cam: The original faces of the cam lobes are also recovered.
  • ear: Ear lobe: The fleshy bit just under the ears.
  • stigma: Protruding from each, in the image below, are two long stigma lobes.

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