NOUN | act | mastectomy | surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor |
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Sounds | maesteh'ktahmiy | |
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Rhymes | academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy... |
Meaning | Surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor. | |
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Narrower | modified radical mastectomy | removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit |
radical mastectomy | removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit | |
simple mastectomy | removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact | |
Broader | ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision | Surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
Spanish | mastectomía | |
Catalan | mastectomia |
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