S: (n) cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain))
S: (n) laparoscopic cholecystectomy, lap choly (removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments)
S: (n) lobectomy (surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain))
S: (n) lumpectomy (surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer)
S: (n) mastectomy (surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor)
S: (n) radical mastectomy (removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit)
S: (n) simple mastectomy (removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact)