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lym⋅phad⋅e⋅nec⋅to⋅my

  [lim-fad-n-ek-tuh-mee, lim-fuh-dn-]
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–noun, plural -mies.
the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
Origin:
lymph- + aden- + -ectomy
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Main Entry: lymph·ad·e·nec·to·my
Pronunciation: "lim-"fad-&n-'ek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical removal of a lymph node
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lymphadenectomy lym·phad·e·nec·to·my (lĭm-fād'n-ěk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of one or more lymph nodes.

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