lobectomy

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lo·bec·to·my (l

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n. pl. lo·bec·to·mies

Surgical excision of a lobe, as of the lung.

lobectomy [ləʊˈbɛktəmɪ]

n pl -mies

(Medicine / Surgery) 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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lobectomy - surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)

ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue

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