lobectomy Surg.
(ləʊˈbɛktəmɪ)
[f. lobe + -ectomy.]
Excision of a lobe of some organ, esp. of a lung or the brain.
| 1911 Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 6) 464/1 Lobectomy, excision of a lobe of a gland, as the thyroid. 1932 Arch. Surg. XXV. 898 (heading) Lobectomy and pneumectomy in dogs. 1940 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. XXX. 371 Thirty-two cases, each representing a partial lobectomy. 1949 Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. CLVII. 135 Liver lobectomy. 1965 [see computer 2 b]. 1967 S. Taylor et al. Short Textbk. Surg. xvi. 208 Treatment is wide removal of the tumour with surrounding healthy lung... Lobectomy may suffice, but pneumonectomy may be required. |