"debulk" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: [diːˈbʌɫk] [UK], [diːˈbʊɫk] [UK] Forms: debulks [present, singular, third-person], debulking [participle, present], debulked [participle, past], debulked [past]
Etymology: de- + bulk Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|bulk}} de- + bulk Head templates: {{en-verb}} debulk (third-person singular simple present debulks, present participle debulking, simple past and past participle debulked)
  1. (transitive, surgery) To remove part of (a malignant tumour). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Surgery Synonyms: cytoreduce
    Sense id: en-debulk-en-verb-Fa6wUaWO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

Inflected forms

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