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Get to know Lobectomy better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like ablation or extirpation.

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Lobectomy in a sentence

Lobectomy meaning

The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain

Synonyms of Lobectomy

ablation extirpation cutting out excision

Related words

Other words often associated with Lobectomy or its synonyms:

operation surgery deletion pull wearing banishment erosion editing excommunication cut pulling proscription

Using Lobectomy

  • The main meaning on this page is: The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain
  • Useful related words include: ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision.

Context around Lobectomy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pulmonary 1× partial 1× temporal 1× full 1×

Sentence patterns with Lobectomy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a full lobectomy a smaller 1× a pulmonary lobectomy was conducted 1× a temporal lobectomy or removal 1× and partial lobectomy on other 1× received a lobectomy for epileptic 1× recurrence than lobectomy 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

both bilateral subtotal 1× however wedge resection 1× in klüver bucy 1× in people who 1× she said eight 1× the procedure called 1×

Common sentence endings:

as an infant 1× fear and aggression 1× in december 2018 1× may be performed 1× recurrence than lobectomy 1× side are possible 1×

Words around Lobectomy

Just before it in the word index:

lobe 122 lobdell 6 lobbyists 248 lobbyist 166 lobbying 670 lobby 1.119

Just after it in the word index:

lobed 23 lobel 7 lobelia 4 lobengula 7 lobera 5 loberti 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Lobectomy

  • In this selection, "lobectomy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pulmonary, partial and temporal stand out and add context to how "lobectomy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a full lobectomy a smaller and a pulmonary lobectomy was conducted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lobectomy" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lobectomy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However, wedge resection has a higher risk of recurrence than lobectomy. (11 words)

In people who are unfit for a full lobectomy, a smaller sublobar excision ( wedge resection ) may be performed. (18 words)

She said eight years prior she had received a lobectomy for epileptic seizures that were diagnosed as an infant. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The procedure, called a pulmonary lobectomy, was conducted at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York in December 2018. (21 words)

Both bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy and the Hartley-Dunhill procedure (hemithyroidectomy on one side and partial lobectomy on other side) are possible. (21 words)

In Klüver–Bucy syndrome, a temporal lobectomy, or removal of the temporal lobes results in changes involving fear and aggression. (20 words)

Example sentences (6)

She said eight years prior she had received a lobectomy for epileptic seizures that were diagnosed as an infant.

The procedure, called a pulmonary lobectomy, was conducted at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York in December 2018.

Both bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy and the Hartley-Dunhill procedure (hemithyroidectomy on one side and partial lobectomy on other side) are possible.

However, wedge resection has a higher risk of recurrence than lobectomy.

In Klüver–Bucy syndrome, a temporal lobectomy, or removal of the temporal lobes results in changes involving fear and aggression.

In people who are unfit for a full lobectomy, a smaller sublobar excision ( wedge resection ) may be performed.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lobectomy" in a sentence?
An example: "She said eight years prior she had received a lobectomy for epileptic seizures that were diagnosed as an infant." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "lobectomy" from authentic English texts.
What does "lobectomy" mean?
Lobectomy means: The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain
What are synonyms of "lobectomy"?
Common synonyms of "lobectomy" include: ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision.
How many example sentences with "lobectomy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "lobectomy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.