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lo⋅bec⋅to⋅my

[loh-bek-tuh-mee]
–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
excision of a lobe of an organ or gland.

Origin:
1910–15; lobe + -ectomy
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lo·bec·to·my   (lō-běk'tə-mē)   
n.   pl. lo·bec·to·mies
Surgical excision of a lobe, as of the lung.
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Main Entry: lo·bec·to·my
Pronunciation: lO-'bek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgicalremoval of a lobe of an organ (as a lung) or gland (as the thyroid); specifically : excision of a lobe of the lung —compare LOBOTOMY
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lobectomy lo·bec·to·my (lō-běk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of a lobe of an organ or a gland.

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