lumpectomy

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noun

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

Similar
tylectomy
OriginAncient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← Proto-Hellenic *eks →
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Meanings

nounlumpectomy (plural lumpectomies)

plural lumpectomies

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

    Synonyms: tylectomy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.

Similar
tylectomy

Origin

  1. Englishlump
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  4. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  5. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  6. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  8. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  9. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  10. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  11. Englishlumpectomy

From lump + -ectomy.

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Translations

Māori pokanga koropuku
  • pokanga koropukuto remove a tumour or cyst

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lumpectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomylaryngectomy
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Cite this entry
APA

lumpectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumpectomy

MLA

“lumpectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumpectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lumpectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumpectomy.

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