Surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lobectomy means surgical excision of a lobe . This may refer to a lobe of the lung , a lobe of the thyroid ( hemithyroidectomy ), or a lobe of the brain (as in anterior temporal lobectomy ).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context surgery English) The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
lobectomy \lobectomy\ n. surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (such as the lung or brain).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)