lobe : Idioms & Phrases
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ear lobe
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noun the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear
earlobe.
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frontal lobe
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noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead
frontal cortex.
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hepatic lobe
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noun any of the five lobes forming the liver
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Lobe of the ear
- the soft, fleshy prominence in which the human ear terminates below. See. Illust. of
Ear .
Webster 1913
lobe of the lung
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noun any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung
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lobe-finned fish
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noun any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form
crossopterygian; lobefin.
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lobe-footed
Lobe"-foot`ed adjective
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(Zoöl.) Lobiped.
Webster 1913
major lobe
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noun the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam
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occipital lobe
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noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head
occipital cortex.
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parietal lobe
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noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head
parietal cortex.
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piriform lobe
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noun pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon
pyriform area; piriform lobe; piriform area.
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prefrontal lobe
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noun the anterior part of the frontal lobe
prefrontal cortex.
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Procephalic lobe
(Zoöl.) , that part of the head of an invertebrate animal which is in front of the mouth.
Webster 1913
pyriform lobe
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noun pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon
pyriform area; piriform lobe; piriform area.
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Seed lobe
(Bot.) , a cotyledon; a seed leaf.
Webster 1913
temporal lobe
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noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head
temporal ccortex.
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temporal lobe epilepsy
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noun epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations
psychomotor epilepsy.