LOBE OF THE LUNG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lobe of the lung mean? 

• LOBE OF THE LUNG (noun)
  The noun LOBE OF THE LUNG has 1 sense:

1. any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung

  Familiarity information: LOBE OF THE LUNG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOBE OF THE LUNG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lobe of the lung" is a kind of...):

lobe ((anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part)

Holonyms ("lobe of the lung" is a part of...):

lung (either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood)

 Context examples 

A part the bronchial tree, arising from the primary bronchi, with each one serving as the airway to a specific lobe of the lung.

(Lobar Bronchus, NCI Thesaurus)

For example, a chest x-ray (observation) has the target site of chest while the result might show an infiltration in the left lower lobe of the lung (target site of result), or a dermatological exam may check the skin across the whole body (target site of observation) while the result might identify a rash on the right leg (target site of result).

(Performed Observation Result Target Anatomic Site Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)