bilobar
adjEtymology From bi- + lobe + -ar; equivalent to bi- + lobar.
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Having or involving two lobes, such as two lobes of the liver or two lobes of a lung.
- Near-synonyms: bipartite, bifid; bilobular
- Pyriform in shape, its broad end is next the neck of the bladder; in this portion, a wellmarked antero-posterior depression on its rectal aspect breaks the otherwise uniform surface of the gland, and shows its tendency to a bilobar condition.1879, “The Male Generative Organs of the Koala”, in Journal of Anatomy, volume 13, page 308:
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- This study was designed to compare the long-term outcomes and recurrence patterns after one-stage resection in patients with bilobar versus unilobar MCLM [multiple colorectal liver metastases].2017, Y Fukami et al., “Bilobar versus unilobar multiple colorectal liver metastases: a propensity score analysis of surgical outcomes and recurrence patterns”, in J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci, volume 24, number 3, →DOI, →PMID, pages 153–160:
- Related terms
- bilobarity