"quadrantectomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quadrantectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From quadrant + -ectomy. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|quadrant|-ectomy}} quadrant + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadrantectomy (plural quadrantectomies)
  1. (surgery) Excision of the tissue in a breast quadrant, as a type of partial mastectomy. Categories (topical): Surgery Translations (surgery): quadrantectomia [feminine] (Italian)

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