lumpectomy
lumpectomy noun: the surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.
Noun
lumpectomy (plural lumpectomies)
Synonyms of lumpectomy
Forms of lumpectomy
| plural | lumpectomies |
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Origin of lumpectomy
From lump + -ectomy.
Words formed from lumpectomy
Words that rhyme with lumpectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about lumpectomy
- What does lumpectomy mean?
- Lumpectomy means the surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.
- What part of speech is lumpectomy?
- Lumpectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of lumpectomy?
- The plural of lumpectomy is lumpectomies.
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