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Lobectomy means surgical excision of a lobe.

Lobotomy is a neurosurgical procedure, a form of psychosurgery.

Lumpectomy (sometimes known as a tylectomy) is a surgical removal of a discrete portion or “lump” of breast, usually in the treatment of malignant tumor or breast cancer.

Lung transplantation or pulmonary transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a patient’s diseased lungs are partially or totally replaced by lungs which come from a donor.

An arthrotomy is the creation of an opening in a joint that may be used in drainage.