DictionaryRoot: lobos
Greek

lobos

lobe; pod; flap-like part

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Fingertip indicates lower lobe on two-lobed left lung teaching model.
adjective

lobar

LOH-bar/ˈloʊˌbɑr/

Relating to a lobe of an organ.

Etymology

Greek lobos named pods as well as flap-like or rounded parts of the body. With the relational ending, lobar describes something involving an organ's lobe—a distinct projecting part or division.

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