Lumpectomy

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  • noun. Surgical excision of a tumor from the breast with the removal of a minimal amount of surrounding tissue.
  • noun. Surgical excision of a mass.
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  • noun. the removal of a cyst or tumor from the breast by surgery. This is one method of treating breast tumors when in an early stage, and is preferred for cosmetic reasons, when medically feasible, to radical mastectomy, the removal of the entire breast along with nearby muscles.
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  • noun. The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.
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  • noun. surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer
    • Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    radical mastectomy  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ablation  cutting out  excision  extirpation  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    appendectomy  hysterectomies  hysterectomy  mastectomy  prostatectomy  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tylectomy  
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