lobectomy

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noun

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

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bilobectomy multilobectomy hepatolobectomy lungectomy segmentectomy lobotomy blebectomy leukotomy brainectomy pneumonectomy laryngectomy pulmonectomy lobotomization lumpectomy subsegmentectomy lesionectomy

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vats resection excision lobe lung pulmonary temporal wedge chemotherapy surgical anterior removal

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