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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun lumpectomy has 1 sense

lumpectomy(n = noun.act) - surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer;

CIDE DICTIONARY

lumpectomy, n.

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. [PJC]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

lumpectomy, n. (pl. -ies) the surgical removal of a usu. cancerous lump from the breast.