| Lumpectomy | n. (Med.) the removal of a cyst or tumor from the breast by surgery. This is one method of treating breast tumors when in an early stage, and is preferred for cosmetic reasons, when medically feasible, to radical mastectomy, the removal of the entire breast along with nearby muscles. [ PJC ] |
| Lumpen | n. 1. (Politics) same as lumpenproletariat. [ PJC ] 2. (Zool.) The European eelpout; -- called also lumper. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| lumpen | adj. 1. mentally sluggish.
Syn. -- lumpish, sluggish, unthinking. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Lumpenproletariat | n. (Politics) the lowest level of the proletariat, comprising unskilled workers, the unemployed, and the dispossessed, alienated from the class with with they would normally identify and having little or no class solidarity; -- an important element in Marxist theory. [ PJC ] |
| Lumper | n. [ Cf. Lamper eel. ] (Zool.) The European eelpout; -- called also lumpen. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lumper | n. 1. One who lumps. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when in harbor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
