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surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (such as the lung or brain).

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An operation to remove a lobe of an organ eg to remove a lobe of a lung.

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removal of a lobe of a lung

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surgery to remove a lobe of an organ. In lung cancer, if the cancer is confined to a single lobe of one lung, a lobectomy may be performed to remove the cancer.

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a surgery in which an entire lobe is removed provided the lung functions well

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a surgical procedure performed to remove one of the lobes of the lungs

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Surgical resection of a lobe of an organ such as the liver or thyroid. See also: Lobe See also: Surgery

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Surgical excision of the lobe of any organ, or gland.

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Surgical removal of all or part of one lobe of the thyroid. Indicated in some cases of thyroid cancer.

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surgical removal of the lobe of the lung

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The surgical removal of a lobe.

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removal of a lobe of the lung, for cancer, benign tumors, or infections.

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removal of an entire lobe of the lung.

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Pronunciation: (lo-BEK-toe-mee) The removal of a lobe.

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A surgical removal of a lobe from the lung.

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The partial removal of a lung.

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A surgical procedure in which the lobe of a lung is removed. Mâ€“N

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a surgical procedure where a section or lobe of the lung is removed.

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surgical removal of a lobe; surgical removal of all or part of the lobe of the brain bearing abnormal seizure-causing tissue (e.g., temporal lobectomy). ( See Also: surgery for epilepsy.)

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(lo-BEK-to-mee): The removal of a lobe.

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(lo-BEK-toe-mee) The removal of a lobe.

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Surgery to remove a whole lobe (section) of an organ (such as a lung, liver, brain, or thyroid gland).

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The surgical removal of one of the lobes of a lung.

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The lungs are divided into separate sections or "lobes." The left lung has two lobes and the right lung has three lobes. During a lobectomy a surgeon will remove an entire lobe of a patient's lung.

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