lumpectomies
- plural of lumpectomy.
Example Sentences
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The cameras follow her as she undergoes two lumpectomies - a type of surgery that removes a portion of breast tissue.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Elsewhere, glass in the shape of biological masses is covered in delicate wire and thread, looking like the oversize results from lumpectomies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Those lumpectomies and mastectomies are essentially “fear-ectomies” that remove something frightening but not medically threatening.
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2024
With more research, company executives said, the technology could be used to make many other replacement body parts, including spinal discs, noses, knee menisci, rotator cuffs and reconstructive tissue for lumpectomies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
These days many surgeons routinely limit themselves to lumpectomies.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve
