mastectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues.

/ˌmæsˈtɛktəmi/ /ˌməsˈtɛktəmi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mastectomy.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-mastectomy.wav

mastectomy mastectomies masectomy

From mast- + -ectomy.

mammectomy

mastectomee mastectomize postmastectomy premastectomy radical mastectomy

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