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mas⋅tec⋅to⋅my

  [ma-stek-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.
Also called mammectomy.

Origin:
1920–25; mast- + -ectomy
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mas·tec·to·my   (mā-stěk'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 and regional lymph nodes, usually performed as a treatment for cancer.
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Main Entry: mas·tec·to·my
Pronunciation: ma-'stek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: excisionor amputation of a mammary gland and usually associated tissue —see MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY, PARTIAL MASTECTOMY, RADICALMASTECTOMY, SIMPLE MASTECTOMY
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mastectomy mas·tec·to·my (mā-stěk'tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of all or part of a breast, sometimes including excision of the underlying pectoral muscles and regional lymph nodes, usually performed as a treatment for cancer. Also called mammectomy.

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mastectomy   (mā-stěk'tə-mē)  Pronunciation Key 
Surgical removal of all or part of a breast, performed as a treatment for cancer. ◇ A radical mastectomy includes excision of the underlying pectoral muscles and regional lymph nodes.
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