lobärer

Lobärer is a German adjective meaning relating to a lobe of an organ. It is used in anatomical and medical language to describe features, conditions, or structures that pertain to a single lobe, most commonly in reference to the lungs but also applicable to other lobed organs such as the liver or brain.

Etymology and usage notes: The term derives from the noun lobe (Lobus) and the adjectival suffix -är. In inflected form, the comparative is lobärer and the superlative is am lobärsten, following standard German adjective grammar. In medical writing, lobär or lobärpneumonie (often written as Lobarpneumonie) denotes involvement of an entire lobe, as opposed to patterns that affect multiple lobes or distributed patches.

Medical context: In pulmonology, lobár pneumonia describes disease confined to a single lobe of the lung, historically described as a typical consolidation. The term can appear in descriptions of radiographic findings or pathology. Outside pulmonology, lobärer is used to describe lobar anatomy or pathology in other organs, though the English cognate lobar is more common in international texts.

Distinctions: A related term is lobulär, which refers to lobules, the smaller subdivisions within a lobe. This distinction helps specify the scale of anatomical or pathological involvement. While lobärer remains standard in German technical writing, everyday usage outside specialist contexts is less frequent.

See also: lobus, lobulär, lobus pulmonis.