lobectomy

lobectomy [loh-bek-tuh-mee] Word Origin noun, plural lo·bec·to·mies. Surgery.

1. excision of a lobe of an organ or gland.

Origin of lobectomy First recorded in 1910–15; lobe + -ectomy Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for lobectomy lobectomy noun plural -mies

1. surgical removal of a lobe from any organ or gland in the body, esp removal of tissue from the frontal lobe of the brain in an attempt to alleviate mental disorder

Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 lobectomy in Medicine lobectomy [lō-bĕk′tə-mē] n.

1. Excision of a lobe of an organ or a gland.

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