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:
mastectomiesOrigin of Mastectomy
-
From mastoid + -ectomy
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