Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lumpectomized

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lumpec-tomized
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a lump excised, usually in the breast.

Example Sentences

"For both lumpectomized and mastectomized patients, lifelong follow-up with periodic physical and mammographic examinations is obviously essential. In DCIS and LCIS alike, most, if not all, of the issues we have discussed need more study."
"1991, Barbara Fowble, Breast Cancer Treatment: A Comprehensive Guide to Management, Mosby Elsevier Health Science The analysis then investigated whether mammographic and clinical detection capabilities were altered within, and outside of, the lumpectomized quadrant."
"“Possibly,” replied Spencer in a dismissive tone, “And of course I'm occasionally forced to do one, but personally I think it's a fad, and it'll pass when all these lumpectomized patients start coming back in droves with their metastatic cancers. […]”"
"The NSABPB-06 trial found no difference in overall survival in women with stage Iand II breast cancer who underwent either SM, SM with radiation, and TM, but radiation decreased local recurrence in the lumpectomized breast."

Etymology

From lumpectomy + -ize + -d.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lumpectomy
Suffix: -ize

Inflected Forms

lumpectomised (alternative)

Questions

What does lumpectomized mean?: Having a lump excised, usually in the breast.
Where does lumpectomized come from?: From lumpectomy + -ize + -d.

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