Mastectomy Definition

mă-stĕktə-mē
mastectomies
noun
The surgical removal of all or part of a breast, usually so as to remove cancerous tissue.
Webster's New World
A radical mastectomy.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Mastectomy

Noun

Singular:
mastectomy
Plural:
mastectomies

Origin of Mastectomy

  • From mastoid + -ectomy

    From Wiktionary

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