lobectomy

[ loh-bek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural lo·bec·to·mies.

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

lobectomy

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobectomy¹

First recorded in 1910–15; lobe + -ectomy

Example Sentences

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

Today, she was slated to have her scarred brain tissue removed, a “temporal lobectomy.”

From New York Times

In December, Justice Ginsburg underwent a lobectomy to remove cancerous nodules in her lungs, causing her to miss oral arguments for the first time in her 25 years on the bench.

From Washington Times

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 86, underwent a pulmonary lobectomy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York earlier this year after two nodules were discovered in the lower lobe of her left lung.

From Fox News

The court announced late last year that Ginsburg underwent a pulmonary lobectomy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City after two nodules in the lower lobe of her left lung were discovered.

From Fox News