lobar

[loh-ber, -bahr]

adjective

of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.

Origin of lobar

From the New Latin word lobāris, dating back to 1855–60. See lobe, -ar¹

Related formsin·ter·lo·bar, adjectivemul·ti·lo·bar, adjectivepseu·do·lo·bar, adjective

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Examples from the Web for lobar

Historical Examples of lobar

Lobar pneumonia may also occur in the course of typhoid fever.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I
Various
In Bellevue Hospital in 1904 there were 1,001 patients with lobar pneumonia.
Habits that Handicap
Charles B. Towns
Then about nine months after admission, while in the condition just described, she developed a lobar pneumonia.
Benign Stupors
August Hoch
Pneumonia, lobular or lobar, is one of the most frequent complications and causes of death.
Scurvy Past and Present
Alfred Fabian Hess

British Dictionary definitions for lobar

lobar

adjective

of, relating to, or affecting a lobe

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lobar in Medicine

lobar

[lō′bər, -bär′]

adj.

Of or relating to a lobe or lobes.