HyperDic: radical_mastectomy

English > 1 sense of the expression radical mastectomy:
NOUNactradical mastectomyremoval of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
English > radical mastectomy: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningremoval of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit.
BroadermastectomySurgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor

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