Definitions

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  • verb transitive (surgery) To remove part of (a malignant tumour).

Etymologies

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de- +‎ bulk

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Examples

  • He said the debulk of her speech is going to be about unifying the party.

    CNN Transcript Aug 26, 2008 2008

  • So, one of the things that Dr. Friedman has been able to do is not only go in and carefully take brain tissue, to debulk as much of the tumor as much as possible, but to restore as much of the function as possible.

    CNN Transcript Jun 2, 2008 2008

  • Aggressive severity, were associated with a temporary increase medical management was successful and a debulk - in intracranial pressure (ICP) following NCT and ing resection was performed.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Aggressive severity, were associated with a temporary increase medical management was successful and a debulk - in intracranial pressure (ICP) following NCT and ing resection was performed.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • The catheter has an expandable cutting tip with rotating blades that can safely debulk and preemptively remove both hard and soft plaque, as well as calcium, thrombus and fibrotic lesions.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2008

  • The catheter has an expandable cutting tip with rotating blades that can safely debulk and preemptively remove both hard and soft plaque, as well as calcium, thrombus and fibrotic lesions.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2008

  • The catheter has an expandable cutting tip with rotating blades that can safely debulk and preemptively remove both hard and soft plaque, as well as calcium, thrombus and fibrotic lesions.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2008

  • A solvent called “Goof Off” will remove Gorilla Glue I’d use a scraper first to debulk the mass, where practical.

    Mouse Print»Blog Archive » Gorilla Glue: Toughest Glue on Planet Earth* 2006

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