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RELATED WORDS : modified radical mastectomy radical mastectomy simple mastectomy

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun mastectomy has 1 sense

• mastectomy(n = noun.act) - surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor;
is a kind of ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation
has particulars: modified radical mastectomy, radical mastectomy, simple mastectomy

OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

mastectomy

adenoidectomy, appendectomy, arteriectomy, castration, cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy, enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, hysterectomy, mammectomy, mastoidectomy, nephrectomy, omphalectomy, oophorectomy, oophorocystectomy, orchidectomy, ovariectomy, pancreatectomy, penectomy, pericardiectomy, phrenicectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, stapedectomy, tonsillectomy, ureterectomy, urethrectomy, vasectomy, venectomy

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