/ mæˈstektəmi; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) a medical operation to remove a person's breast
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: from Greek mastos breast + -ectomy .
/ mæˈstektəmi; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) a medical operation to remove a person's breast
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: from Greek mastos breast + -ectomy .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005