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mastectomy

[ ma-stek-tuh-mee ]

noun

Surgery.
plural mastectomies.
  1. the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.


mastectomy

/ æˈɛəɪ /

noun

  1. the surgical removal of a breast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mastectomy

/ ă-ĕə-ŧ /

  1. Surgical removal of all or part of a breast, performed as a treatment for cancer.
  2. ◆ A radical mastectomy includes excision of the underlying pectoral muscles and regional lymph nodes.

mastectomy

  1. The surgical removal of a breast.
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dzm·ٱt· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mastectomy1

First recorded in 1920–25; mast- + -ectomy
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Example Sentences

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Kat Timpf quickly went from childbirth to a double mastectomy after learning she had cancer the same day she welcomed her son.

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Kat Timpf, stand-up comic, Fox News contributor and new mom, has shared a post-surgery update after undergoing a double mastectomy to fight breast cancer.

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Soap actress Ali Bastian has said she is "free from cancer" following a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment.

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Hannah is due to go for a double mastectomy next week to remove the breast tissue and reduce her risk of breast cancer.

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Some options: “Mom and baby are doing well, except maybe for mom’s cancer” or “The baby after breastfeeding is stunted by her double mastectomy.”

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