MASTECTOMY


Meaning of MASTECTOMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ma-ˈstek-tə-mē ]

noun

( plural -mies )

Etymology: Greek mastos breast + English -ectomy

Date: circa 1923

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.