Recent Examples on the WebHowever, in November 2018, Porter died suddenly from lobar pneumonia.—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024 The cause of her death was ruled as lobar pneumonia, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2023 FTDs include frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Pick’s disease, progressive aphasia and semantic dementia.—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023 Porter died on November 15, 2018 from lobar pneumonia, a bacterial infection often triggered by the flu or a virus.—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 Nov. 2023 Roughly 60% of the 340 sub-lobar surgeries included in Altorki’s trial were wedge resections.—Angus Chen, STAT, 26 Sep. 2022 NewYork-Presbyterian, presented data at the World Conference of Lung Cancer in August, again showing that sub-lobar resections were equivalent to lobectomies.—Angus Chen, STAT, 26 Sep. 2022 Kim Porter passed away from lobar pneumonia on November 15, 2019.—Jasmine Grant, Essence, 14 Nov. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin lobāris, from Late Latin lobuslobe + Latin -āris-ar
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