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Definition of Lobe

Lobe
Lobe Lobe, n. [F. lobe, Gr. ?.] Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form; as: (a) (Bot.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf. --Gray. (b) (Zo["o]l.) A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of certain birds, as the coot. (c) (Anat.) A round projecting part of an organ, as of the liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of Brain. (b) (Mach.) The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a non-circular gear wheel. Lobe of the ear, the soft, fleshy prominence in which the human ear terminates below. See. Illust. of Ear.

Meaning of Lobe from wikipedia

- Look up lobe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lobe may refer to: Lobe (surname) Lobe (anatomy) Lobe, a large-scale structure of a radio galaxy Glacial...
- parietal lobe and the temporal lobe). It is parted from the parietal lobe by a groove between tissues called the central sulcus and from the temporal lobe by...
- The occipital lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals. The name derives from its position at the back of the...
- The temporal lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals. The temporal lobe is located beneath the lateral fissure...
- parietal lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals. The parietal lobe is positioned above the temporal lobe and behind...
- divided grossly into four parts or lobes: the right lobe, the left lobe, the caudate lobe, and the quadrate lobe. Seen from the front – the diaphragmatic...
- The lobes of the brain are the major identifiable zones of the human cerebral cortex, and they comprise the surface of each hemisphere of the cerebrum...
- Optic lobe refers to brain structures involved in vision: The superior colliculus of mammals or the analogous optic tectum of other vertebrates, structures...
- of the anterior pituitary lobe, the posterior pituitary lobe, and an intermediate lobe that joins them. The intermediate lobe is avascular and almost absent...
- neurology, temporal lobe epilepsy is an enduring brain disorder that causes unprovoked seizures from the temporal lobe. Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most...