mastectomy
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mastectomy
- /ˌmæsˈtɛktəmi/
- /ˌməsˈtɛktəmi/
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noun mastectomies · masectomy
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The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues.
Three years later came Angelina Jolie’s revelation that she had the BRCA1 gene, and had decided to have a double mastectomy. The story topped the news, and was written about for days afterwards.
Similar: mammectomy
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noun surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast
| Español | mastectomía |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 乳房切除術 Chibusa setsujo-jutsu |
| Português | mastectomia |
| Français | mastectomie |
| Deutsch | Brustamputation, Mastektomie |
| Italiano | mastectomia |
| Română | mastectomie, mamectomie |
| Русский | мастэктоми́я mastɛktomíja |
Talk about this word "mastectomy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mastectomy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. mastectomy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mastectomy "mastectomy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mastectomy.Cite this
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