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lobectomy

noun

  1. surgical excision of a lobe
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English lobe Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English lobectomy From lobe + -ectomy.

  1. The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain

    Dr. Bravenec is one of the few surgeons in the country performing lobectomies after full-dosage radiation