mastectomy – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
mastectomy
n.
surgical removal of a breast
Mastectomy
Mastectomy (from
Greek "breast" and
ektomia "cutting out") is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both
breasts, partially or completely.
mastectomy
Noun
1. surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor
(hypernym) ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision
(hyponym) modified radical mastectomy
mastectomy
Rzecz.
mastektomia
Mastectomy
Mastectomy is a general term for removal of the breast. A modified radical mastectomy involves removal of the breast and the axillary lymph nodes. A simple mastectomy removes the breast, but not the lymph nodes.
