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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke