lobectomy

[ loh-bek-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural lo·bec·to·mies.Surgery.
  1. excision of a lobe of an organ or gland.

Origin of lobectomy

1
First recorded in 1910–15; lobe + -ectomy

Words Nearby lobectomy

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British Dictionary definitions for lobectomy

lobectomy

/ (ləʊˈbɛktəmɪ) /


nounplural -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

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