: a curved or rounded projection or division
specifically
: a usually somewhat rounded projection or division of a bodily organ or part
Examples of lobe in a Sentence
the frontal lobe of the brain
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The scan showed a 6-centimeter by 6.9-centimeter tumor in the left upper lobe of her lung.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
The left lobe of the heart is called Sputnik Planitia and was formed from an oblique impact from a 400-mile-wide planetary body around ten million years ago.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Poison oak leaflets often appear lobed, looking similar to a white oak leaf, although the lobes are not as defined.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2024
How frontotemporal lobe is different from Alzheimer's Caregivers are exhausted but getting more help
In Texas, 26.7% of caregivers have depression, 11.2% are in poor physical health, and 59.0% have their own chronic health conditions.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
The left lobe of the heart is called Sputnik Planitia and was formed from an oblique impact from a 400-mile-wide planetary body around ten million years ago.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Poison oak leaflets often appear lobed, looking similar to a white oak leaf, although the lobes are not as defined.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2024
How frontotemporal lobe is different from Alzheimer's Caregivers are exhausted but getting more help
In Texas, 26.7% of caregivers have depression, 11.2% are in poor physical health, and 59.0% have their own chronic health conditions.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Lobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobe. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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lobe
noun
: a curved or rounded part
especially
: one that is part of a bodily organ or part
lobed
adjective
ˈlōbd
Medical Definition
lobe
noun
: a curved or rounded projection or division: as
a
: a more or less rounded projection of a body organ or part
the lobe of the ear
b
: a division of a body organ (as the brain, lungs, or liver) marked off by a fissure on the surface
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