noun

mastectomy

mas-TEHK-tuh-mee

noun

Surgery to remove all or part of a breast, often to treat or prevent cancer.

"She had a mastectomy after doctors found an early-stage tumor."

How to Use Mastectomy

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe medical operation to remove breast tissue, usually as cancer treatment.

Common pairings

double mastectomy undergo a mastectomy mastectomy surgery

mastectomies plural

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She had a _____ after doctors found an early-stage tumor.

Built from Greek mast- ("breast") plus -ectomy ("surgical removal").

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