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lobectomy

[ loh-bek-tuh-mee ]

noun

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

lobectomy

/ ləʊˈbɛktəmɪ /

noun

  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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Word History and Origins

Origin of lobectomy1

First recorded in 1910–15; lobe + -ectomy

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