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lobectomy

/loʊˈbɛktəmi/

Tradução: Termo médico que designa a remoção cirúrgica de um lobo de um órgão, como o pulmão, o fígado ou o cérebro.

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noun

C1formalcommonmedical/loʊˈbɛktəmi/

A medical noun referring to the surgical removal of a lobe from an organ, such as the lung or brain.

  • 🇵🇹Termo médico que designa a remoção cirúrgica de um lobo de um órgão, como o pulmão, o fígado ou o cérebro.
  1. Surgical removal of a lobe C1 formal medical

    A surgical procedure to remove a lobe of an organ, such as the lung, brain, or liver, typically to treat disease or injury.

    • The patient underwent a lobectomy to remove the cancerous lung tissue.
    • A temporal lobectomy is sometimes performed to treat severe epilepsy.
    • Recovery from a lobectomy can take several weeks.

    🇵🇹Lobectomia

  • lobectomies plural form
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  • lobectomy's possessive singular form