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lumpectomy

noun

  1. surgical removal of a discrete portion of breast tissue
  2. act or process of removing abnormal tissue, usually though not always from the breast
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Etymology: Etymology tree English lump Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English lumpectomy From lump + -ectomy.

  1. The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.