lobectomy

About 0.31 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain

Similar words

bilobectomy multilobectomy hepatolobectomy lungectomy segmentectomy lobotomy blebectomy leukotomy brainectomy pneumonectomy

Often followed by

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Word family

lobectomies