tylectomy

tylectomy
ty·lec·to·my (tī-lĕkʹtə-mē) n. pl. ty·lec·to·mies
Surgical removal of a lump, especially a cancerous one.
  [Greek tulos, lump; See teuə- in Indo-European Roots + -ectomy.]

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  • tylectomy — /tī lekˈtə mi/ noun The same as lumpectomy ORIGIN: Gr tylē lump, and ektomē cutting out …   Useful english dictionary

  • tylectomy — noun The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst, especially from the breast; a lumpectomy …   Wiktionary

  • tylectomy — Surgical removal of a localized swelling or tumor. SEE ALSO: lumpectomy. [G. tyle, lump, + ektome, excision] * * * ty·lec·to·my tī lek tə mē n, pl mies LUMPECTOMY * * * ty·lec·to·my (ti lekґt …   Medical dictionary

  • Lumpectomy — The surgical removal of a small tumor (a lump) which may or may not be benign (or malignant). Lumpectomy has come to refer specially to the removal of a lump from the breast. The word lumpectomy is a hybrid term. Lump is of Middle English origin… …   Medical dictionary

  • teuə- — Also teu . To swell. Oldest form *teuə₂ . Derivatives include thigh, thousand, thimble, tumor, butter, and tomb. 1. Extended form *teuk . thigh, from …   Universalium

  • lumpectomy — noun The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast. Syn: tylectomy …   Wiktionary

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