Associations to the word «Lumpectomy»

Wiktionary

LUMPECTOMY, noun. (surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne