What it means
The combining form for a lobe, a part of an organ divided from the rest by grooves or tissue. The right lung has three lobes and the left has two; the brain has frontal, parietalpuh-RY-uh-tulRelating to the wall of a body cavity; also names a lobe of the brain and two bones of the skull.pariet/o wall-al relating toFull entry , temporal and occipital lobes; the liver and thyroid also have lobes. A lobectomy (see -ectomyEK-tuh-meeA word ending that means surgical removal.Full entry ) removes a lobe, and lobar pneumonia fills one lobe of a lung.
At a glance
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Related terms
pneumonia
An infection of one or both lungs in which the air sacs fill with fluid or pus.
-ectomy
A word ending that means surgical removal.
parietal
Relating to the wall of a body cavity; also names a lobe of the brain and two bones of the skull.
cerebr/o
A word part that means the cerebrum, the largest part of the brain, or the brain in general.