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mastectomy

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mastectomy (noun)
  2. Halsted radical mastectomy (noun)
  3. modified radical mastectomy (noun)
  4. partial mastectomy (noun)
  5. radical mastectomy (noun)
  6. simple mastectomy (noun)
  7. total mastectomy (noun)

mas·tec·to·my

noun \ma-ˈstek-tə-mē\
plural mas·tec·to·mies

Definition of MASTECTOMY

: surgical removal of all or part of the breast and sometimes associated lymph nodes and muscles—see modified radical mastectomy, partial mastectomy, radical mastectomy, simple mastectomy

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