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| lump·ec·to·my [ lum péktəmee ] (plural lump·ec·to·mies) |
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removal of breast tumor: a surgical operation for breast cancer in which the surgery is limited to the removal of the visible and palpable tumor only
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| [Late 20th century. <lump1] |
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