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Pelvic lymphadenectomy
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Surgery to remove lymph nodes in the pelvis for examination under a microscope to see if they contain cancer. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Surgical removal of one or more pelvic lymph nodes. (NCI Thesaurus)
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