Lobectomy definition

lō-bĕktə-mē
lobectomies
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Surgical excision of a lobe, as of the lung.
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The surgical removal of a lobe, as of a lung.
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Surgical excision of a lobe, as of the lung.
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(surgery) The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain.
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Noun

Singular:
lobectomy
Plural:
lobectomies

Origin of lobectomy

  • From lobe + -ectomy

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Lobectomy Sentence Examples

  • Adults with epilepsy who were having a temporal lobectomy took part in the study.

  • We herein describe the case of a 46-year-old woman with primary lung cancer who underwent a left upper lobectomy.

  • In that sense, the technique is no different from anterior temporal lobectomy.

  • Sometimes half of the gland has to be removed (thyroid lobectomy) or the whole gland can be removed (total thyroidectomy ).

  • Of the latter, 2 patients underwent ipsilateral nephrectomy, and 1 patient had right hepatic lobectomy plus nephrectomy.

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