noun
pl. -·mies the surgical removal of a breast tumor with minimum removal of adjacent normal tissues
Origin of lumpectomy
lump + -ectomylumpectomy
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lumpectomy
noun
pl. lump·ec·to·mies- Surgical excision of a tumor from the breast with the removal of a minimal amount of surrounding tissue. Also called tylectomy .
- Surgical excision of a mass.
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Origin
lump +"Ž -ectomy
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lumpectomy - Medical Definition
n.
pl. lumpectomies- Surgical excision of a tumor from the breast with the removal of a minimal amount of surrounding tissue. In this sense also called tylectomy
- Surgical excision of a mass.
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