Lumpectomy Definition

lŭm-pĕktə-mē
lumpectomies
noun
The surgical removal of a breast tumor with minimum removal of adjacent normal tissues.
Webster's New World
Surgical excision of a mass.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Lumpectomy

Noun

Singular:
lumpectomy
Plural:
lumpectomies

Origin of Lumpectomy

  • lump +"Ž -ectomy

    From Wiktionary

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