lobe : Idioms & Phrases


ear lobe

  • noun the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear
    earlobe.
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frontal lobe

  • 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

  • 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.
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lobe of the lung

  • 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

  • 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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  1. (Zoöl.) Lobiped.
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major lobe

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.
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pyriform lobe

  • 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.
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temporal lobe

  • 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

  • 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.
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