HyperDic: lumpectomy

English > 1 sense of the word *lumpectomy*:
NOUN	act	lumpectomy	surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes

lumpectomy > pronunciation
Sounds	lah.mpeh'ktahmiy
Rhymes	academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy...

English > *lumpectomy*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	Surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer.
Broader	ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision	Surgical removal of a body part or tissue