"lobectomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-lobectomy.oga Forms: lobectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: lobe + -ectomy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lobe|ectomy}} lobe + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} lobectomy (plural lobectomies)
  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain Wikipedia link: lobectomy Categories (topical): Surgery Derived forms: bilobectomy, multilobectomy Related terms: lobectomize, lobotomy, pneumonectomy

Inflected forms

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