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Segmentectomy
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Surgery to remove part of an organ or gland. It may also be used to remove a tumor and normal tissue around it. In lung cancer surgery, segmentectomy refers to removing a section of a lobe of the lung. Also called segmental resection. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Resection of a segment of an organ or partial resection of a gland. (NCI Thesaurus)
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