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:
lumpectomiesOrigin of Lumpectomy
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lump +"Ž -ectomy
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