mastectomy

mas·tec·to·my

 (mă-stĕk′tə-mē)

n. pl. mas·tec·to·mies

Surgical removal of all or part of a breast, sometimes including excision of the underlying pectoral muscles, associated skin, and regional lymph nodes, usually performed as a treatment for cancer.

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mastectomy

(mæˈstɛktəmɪ)

n, pl -mies

(Surgery) the surgical removal of a breast

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mas•tec•to•my

(mæˈstɛk tə mi)

n., pl. -mies.

the surgical removal of all or part of the breast or mamma.

[1920–25; < Greek mast(ós) breast]

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mastectomy

Surgery to remove a breast.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mastectomy - surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue modified radical mastectomy - removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit radical mastectomy - removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit simple mastectomy - removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact

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Translations

mammectomiemastectomie

mastectomia

mastectomia

mastectomy

[mæˈstektəmɪ] N (Med) → mastectomía f
she had to have a mastectomy → tuvieron que hacerle una mastectomía

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mastectomy

[mæˈstɛktəmi] n → mastectomie f

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mastectomy

n → Brustamputation f

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mastectomy

[ˌmæsˈtɛktəmɪ] n → mastectomia

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mas·tec·to·my

n. mastectomía. V.: mammectomy

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mastectomy

n (pl -mies) mastectomía; modified radical — mastectomía radical modificada

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