tylectomy
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Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Noun[edit]
tylectomy (plural tylectomies)
- (surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst, especially from the breast; a lumpectomy. It was used recently to represent removing active retinoblastoma tumors from the eye.