mastectomy
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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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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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mastectomia
mastectomy
[mæˈstektəmɪ] N (Med) → mastectomía fshe had to have a mastectomy → tuvieron que hacerle una mastectomía
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mastectomy
n → Brustamputation f
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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 modificadaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.