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mastectomy

Pronunciation: /maˈstɛktəmi/
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Definition of mastectomy

noun (plural mastectomies)

  • a surgical operation to remove a breast: a double mastectomy [mass noun]:they have undergone mastectomy

Origin:

1920s: from Greek mastos 'breast' + -ectomy

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