lobenoun [ C ]
uk/ləʊb/us/loʊb/lobe noun [ C ] (ORGAN)
specialized anatomy any part of an organ that seems to be separate in some way from the rest, especially one of the parts of the brain, lungs, or liver:
the frontal lobe of the brain
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The brain & nervous system
- -brained
- amygdala
- arachnoid
- ascending
- autonomic nervous system
- ganglion
- grey matter
- hypothalamus
- innervate
- innervation
- intracranial
- intrathecal
- nerve cell
- neuron
- peripheral nervous system
- postganglionic
- preganglionic
- reflex arc
- sensory neuron
- synapse
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Substances & structures in the body
lobe noun [ C ] (EAR)
an earlobe
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The ear
- -eared
- audiology
- auricular
- auricularis
- cochlea
- concha
- ear
- eardrum
- earlobe
- incus
- lug
- lughole
- malleus
- middle ear
- petrous
- pop
- stapes
- tympanic
- tympanum
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lobed
adjective uk/ləʊbd/us/loʊbd/