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lumpectomy

noun

Surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer

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Word length
10
Starts with
L
Ends with
Y
Contains
UM
Scrabble score
21

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noun

  1. Surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer

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