mastectomy
[ ma-stek-tuh-mee ]
/ mæˈstɛk tə mi /
noun, plural mas·tec·to·mies. Surgery.
the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.
Also called
mammectomy.
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Example sentences from the Web for mastectomy
Then, in 2000, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy, beating cancer again.
Meet ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Director Sam Taylor-Johnson: The Cancer-Surviving Badass |Marlow Stern |June 20, 2013 |DAILY BEASTShe was the first in her position to announce that she had breast cancer, revealing the details of her mastectomy in 1974.
After breast cancer left her with a mastectomy, she went through a period of soul searching—then got back on stage.
I ask your support for bipartisan legislation to guarantee that a woman can stay in the hospital for 48 hours after a mastectomy.
British Dictionary definitions for mastectomy
mastectomy
/ (mæˈstɛktəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
the surgical removal of a breast
Medical definitions for mastectomy
mastectomy
[ mă-stĕk′tə-mē ]
n.
Surgical removal of all or part of a breast, sometimes including excision of the underlying pectoral muscles and regional lymph nodes, usually performed as a treatment for cancer.
mammectomy
Scientific definitions for mastectomy
mastectomy
[ mă-stĕk′tə-mē ]
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.
Cultural definitions for mastectomy
mastectomy
[ (ma-stek-tuh-mee) ]
The surgical removal of a breast.