English Explanatory Dictionary

lobectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

En-us-lobectomy.oga

Word forms

lobectomy lobectomies

Etymology

From lobe + -ectomy.

Related words

lobectomize lobotomy pneumonectomy

Derived words

bilobectomy hepatolobectomy multilobectomy
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