: surgical removal of a lobe of an organ (such as a lung) or gland (such as the thyroid)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThey were removed during a pulmonary lobectomy, and the recovery period forced her to miss six days of oral arguments at the court for the first time in her career. Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2020 The removal of an entire lobe (which can still be done with minimally invasive surgery) is called a lobectomy. Lambeth Hochwald, Health.com, 3 Dec. 2019 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent a pulmonary lobectomy today at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Sarah Kliff, Vox, 21 Dec. 2018 Van Gompel said a temporal lobectomy carries a much higher risk of serious complications, including the possibility of death. Wayne Drash, CNN, 11 Feb. 2018 Van Gompel said a temporal lobectomy carries a much higher risk of serious complications, including the possibility of death. Wayne Drash, CNN, 11 Feb. 2018 Van Gompel said a temporal lobectomy carries a much higher risk of serious complications, including the possibility of death. Wayne Drash, CNN, 11 Feb. 2018 Van Gompel said a temporal lobectomy carries a much higher risk of serious complications, including the possibility of death. Wayne Drash, CNN, 11 Feb. 2018 Van Gompel said a temporal lobectomy carries a much higher risk of serious complications, including the possibility of death. Wayne Drash, CNN, 11 Feb. 2018 See More
Word History
Etymology
lobe + -ectomy
First Known Use
circa 1911, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
lobectomy
noun
lo·bec·to·my lō-ˈbek-tə-mē
plural lobectomies
: surgical removal of a lobe of an organ (as a lung) or gland (as the thyroid)
specifically: excision of a lobe of the lung compare lobotomy