Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilobar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bilo-bar
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or involving two lobes, such as two lobes of the liver or two lobes of a lung.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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]."

Etymology

From bi- + lobe + -ar; equivalent to bi- + lobar.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bi

Frequently Paired Words

bilobarity monolobar unilobar multilobar multilobular polylobar polylobular

Synonyms

bipartite bifid bilobular

Questions

What does bilobar mean?: Having or involving two lobes, such as two lobes of the liver or two lobes of a lung.
Where does bilobar come from?: From bi- + lobe + -ar; equivalent to bi- + lobar.

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