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mastectomy
mas·tec·to·my [ ma stéktəmee ] (plural mas·tec·to·mies)


noun 
Definition:
 
removal of breast: the surgical removal of a breast, usually as a treatment for breast cancer
[Early 20th century. < Greek mastos "breast"]
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