"metastasectomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metastasectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Head templates: {{en-noun}} metastasectomy (plural metastasectomies)
  1. (surgery) Surgical removal of the metastases (cancerous growths). Wikipedia link: metastasectomy Categories (topical): Surgery Related terms: metastasis

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