lobar
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- interlobar adjective
- multilobar adjective
- pseudolobar adjective
Etymology
Origin of lobar
From the New Latin word lobāris, dating back to 1855–60. See lobe, -ar 1
Example Sentences
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A post-mortem examination found he died from lobar pneumonia - a severe bacterial infection.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
"This discovery represents an important breakthrough that recognizes TAF15 as a potential target for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies toward a lesser-known form of frontotemporal lobar degeneration associated with frontotemporal dementia," Ghetti said.
From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023
Domenici announced in October 2007 that he wouldn't seek a seventh Senate term because he had been diagnosed with an incurable brain disorder, frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2017
The death was announced by the law firm of his son Pete Domenici Jr. The senator had abdominal surgery in recent weeks and been treated for several years for frontotemporal lobar degeneration, a brain disease.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2017
We had lobar pneumonia, meningococcal meningitis, streptococcal infections, diphtheria, endocarditis, enteric fevers, various septicemias, syphilis, and, always, everywhere, tuberculosis.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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