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mastectomy
[ma-stek-tuh-mee]
noun
plural
mastectomiesthe operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.
mastectomy
/ æˈɛəɪ /
noun
the surgical removal of a breast
mastectomy
Surgical removal of all or part of a breast, performed as a treatment for cancer.
◆ A radical mastectomy includes excision of the underlying pectoral muscles and regional lymph nodes.
mastectomy
The surgical removal of a breast.
Other Word Forms
- postmastectomy adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mastectomy1
Example Sentences
An MRI, further ultrasounds and biopsies revealed she had Stage 1 invasive cancer, and Munn underwent a double mastectomy.
“That means unnecessary mastectomies, radiotherapy and chemotherapy,” she writes.
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.
Through a nine-hour mastectomy with reconstructive surgery that carved through fear and tissue.
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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