lobar
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lobar
From the New Latin word lobāris, dating back to 1855–60. See lobe, -ar 1
Example Sentences
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A post-mortem examination found he died from lobar pneumonia - a severe bacterial infection.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner announced in January 2019 that she died a natural death due to lobar pneumonia — despite conspiracy theories that were shut down by her children.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024
"This discovery represents an important breakthrough that recognizes TAF15 as a potential target for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies toward a lesser-known form of frontotemporal lobar degeneration associated with frontotemporal dementia," Ghetti said.
From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023
The death was announced by the law firm of his son Pete Domenici Jr. The senator had abdominal surgery in recent weeks and been treated for several years for frontotemporal lobar degeneration, a brain disease.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2017
We had lobar pneumonia, meningococcal meningitis, streptococcal infections, diphtheria, endocarditis, enteric fevers, various septicemias, syphilis, and, always, everywhere, tuberculosis.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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