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lumpectomy

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(lum pek′tə mē)

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noun pl. lumpectomies

the surgical removal of a breast tumor with minimum removal of adjacent normal tissues

Origin: lump + -ectomy

See lumpectomy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. lump·ec·to·mies

Surgical excision of a tumor from the breast with the removal of a minimal amount of surrounding tissue.

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