Mastectomy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌmæsˈtɛktəmi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mastectomy is a noun meaning The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues.
Meaning
The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues.
Example Sentences
Three years later came Angelina Jolie’s revelation that she had the BRCA1 gene, and had decided to have a double mastectomy. The story topped the news, and was written about for days afterwards.
An estimate of U.S. “gender-affirming” double mastectomies published in 2023 in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported 3,125 cases of “breast or chest procedures” in patients ages 12 to 18 between 2016 to 2020.
Word Forms
- mastectomies
- masectomy
Synonyms for mastectomy
Depending on context, synonyms include mammectomy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lymphedema, masectomy, mammectomy, mastectomee, metastatectomy, matrixectomy.
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