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lumpectomy

noun

Etymology

From lump + -ectomy.

  1. derived from *limpaną✻ — “to glide, go, hang loosely”
  2. inherited from lumpe
  3. suffixed as lumpectomy — “lump + ectomy”

Definitions

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA