Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
segmentectomy
[ seg-men-tek-toh-mee ]
Definitions related to segmentectomy:
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Resection of a segment of an organ or partial resection of a gland.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Surgery to remove part of an organ or gland. It may also be used to remove a tumor and normal tissue around it. In lung cancer surgery, segmentectomy refers to removing a section of a lobe of the lung.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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