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lumpectomy

lum·pec·tomy

US/ˌlʌˈmpɛktʌmi/ uncommon

noun

1.

surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer

Origin

From lump + -ectomy.

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