lobe of the lung

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• lobe of the lung — noun any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung • Hypernyms: ↑lobe • Part Holonyms: ↑lung …   Useful english dictionary

• Lung cancer — Classification and external resources Cross section of a human lung. The white area in the upper lobe is cancer; the black areas are discoloration due to smoking. ICD 10 C …   Wikipedia

• Lung cancer surgery — describes the use of surgical operations in the treatment of lung cancer. It involves the surgical excision of cancer tissue from the lung. It is used mainly in non small cell lung cancer with the intention of curing the patient. Patient… …   Wikipedia

• lung cancer — Malignant tumour of the lung. Four major types (squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma, and small cell carcinoma) have roughly equal prevalence. Most cases are due to long term cigarette smoking. Heavy smoking and starting… …   Universalium

• Lung transplantation — Intervention ICD 9 CM 33.5 MeSH …   Wikipedia

• lobe — [lōb] n. [Fr < LL lobus < Gr lobos < IE base * lob , var. of * leb , to hang down > LAP1, SLEEP] a rounded projecting part; specif., a) the fleshy lower part of the human ear b) any of the main divisions of an organ separated by… …   English World dictionary

• The Canon of Medicine — (Arabic: القانون في الطب Al Qanun fi al Tibb The Law of Medicine ; Persian: قانون Qanun Law ; Latin: Canon Medicinae Canon of Medicine ; Chinese: Hui Hui Yao Fang Prescriptions of the Hui Nationality ) is a 14 volume Arabic medical encyclopedia… …   Wikipedia

• Lung — For other uses, see Lung (disambiguation). Lunged redirects here. For other uses, see Lunge. The lungs of a pig …   Wikipedia

• Lobe (anatomy) — In anatomy, a lobe is a clear anatomical division or extension [eMedicineDictionary|lobe] [Dorlands|l 13|12500046] that can be determined without the use of a microscope (at the gross anatomy level.) This is in contrast to a lobule, which is a… …   Wikipedia

• lobe — 1. One of the subdivisions of an organ or other part, bounded by fissures, sulci, connective tissue septa, or other structural demarcations. 2. A rounded projecting part, as the l. of the ear. SEE ALSO: lobule. 3. One of the larger divisions of… …   Medical dictionary

• lung — lunged /lungd/, adj. /lung/, n. 1. either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates. 2. an analogous organ in certain invertebrates, as arachnids or terrestrial gastropods. 3. at the top of one s… …   Universalium