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lobectomy
CIDE DICTIONARY
lobectomy, n.
surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (such as the lung or brain). [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lobectomy, n. (pl. -ies) Surgery the excision of a lobe of an organ such as the thyroid gland, lung, etc.
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