LUMPECTOMY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lumpectomy" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)

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