lobectomy

American  

[loh-bek-tuh-mee] / loʊˈbɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

lobectomies

1. excision of a lobe of an organ or gland.

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lobectomy British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of lobectomy

First recorded in 1910–15; lobe + -ectomy

Example Sentences

Mr. Augenstein underwent a robot-assisted lobectomy that removed the upper lobe of his left lung.

From Washington Times • May 18, 2023

Told she wouldn’t need chemotherapy, Hallgren underwent a surgery to remove the tumor, which likely started growing after her senior year of high school, then a lobectomy two months later.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2023

Despite how invasive it seemed, temporal lobectomy for epilepsy caused by such scarring is the optimal treatment for select patients who have failed medical management.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2019

Ginsburg missed January arguments after undergoing a pulmonary lobectomy Dec. 21 to remove two malignant nodules from her left lung.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2019

The famous case of Phineas Gage suggests a role for this cortex in personality, as does the outdated practice of prefrontal lobectomy.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013