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mastectomy

[ma-stek-tuh-mee]

noun

Surgery.

plural

mastectomies 
  1. the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.



mastectomy

/ æˈɛəɪ /

noun

  1. the surgical removal of a breast

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mastectomy

  1. Surgical removal of all or part of a breast, performed as a treatment for cancer.

  2. ◆ A radical mastectomy includes excision of the underlying pectoral muscles and regional lymph nodes.

mastectomy

  1. The surgical removal of a breast.

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Other Word Forms

  • postmastectomy adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mastectomy1

First recorded in 1920–25; mast- + -ectomy
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Example Sentences

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An MRI, further ultrasounds and biopsies revealed she had Stage 1 invasive cancer, and Munn underwent a double mastectomy.

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“That means unnecessary mastectomies, radiotherapy and chemotherapy,” she writes.

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Sally Reed, 67, who had two mastectomies after mammograms revealed breast cancer, told the BBC that "if something can save your life you should go for it" - whether it's administered by a woman or man.

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Through a nine-hour mastectomy with reconstructive surgery that carved through fear and tissue.

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I was told I had an 88% chance of developing breast cancer, which led to me having a double mastectomy and breast reconstruction aged 31.

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