Bilobectomy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bilobectomy is a noun meaning (surgery) Removal of two lobes of the right lung (middle plus right upper or lower).
Meaning
(surgery) Removal of two lobes of the right lung (middle plus right upper or lower).
Example Sentences
The majority of surgeries were performed using wedge resection ( n = 439, 71.4 %), followed by lobectomy ( n = 109, 17.7 %), segmentectomy ( n = 41, 6.7 %), precision excision ( n = 20, 3.3 %), bilobectomy ( n = 5, 0.8 %), and pneumonectomy ( n = 1, 0.2 %).
Word Forms
- bilobectomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include multilobectomy, lobectomy, hepatolobectomy, blebectomy, pulmonectomy, lobotomization.
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