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lumpectomy Definition


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lumpectomy
noun
    1. surgery.
      The removal of a lump, especially a tumour that is, or is suspected of being, cancerous, from the breast. Compare mastectomy.
      Form: lumpectomies
Etymology: 1970s: from lump1 + -ectomy.



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