mastectomy

noun mas·tec·to·my \ma-ˈstek-tə-mē\

plural mas·tec·to·mies

Definition of MASTECTOMY

: surgical removal of all or part of the breast and sometimes associated lymph nodes and muscles

Greek mastos breast + English -ectomy

First Known Use: circa 1923

Medical Dictionary

noun mas·tec·to·my \ma-ˈstek-tə-mē\

plural mas·tec·to·mies

: surgical removal of all or part of the breast and sometimes associated lymph nodes and muscles—see modified radical mastectomy, partial mastectomy, radical mastectomy, simple mastectomy

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