tylectomy

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

tylectomy (plural tylectomies)

1. (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.