NOUN | act | radical mastectomy | removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit |
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Meaning | removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit. | |
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Broader | mastectomy | Surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor |
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