mastectomy

Noun

Meaning

surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

incubus gremlin eradication ablation castration appendectomy hysterectomy lithotomy bogeyman cholecystectomy oophorectomy pneumonectomy ovariectomy pancreatectomy lobectomy
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Antonyms

corporeal being

Hypernyms

ablation excision extirpation cutting out

Hyponyms

radical mastectomy modified radical mastectomy simple mastectomy

Examples

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo. Carly Simon

I'll never forget the day that I was told I would have to have a mastectomy. My reaction to the words was total denial. Betty Ford

One of my first thoughts I had when I started considering the mastectomy was, 'What am I going to look like?' And then, 'What will my husband think? Giuliana Rancic

For me it was just more important to get the cancer out. With the double mastectomy I now have less than one per cent chance of getting it back, otherwise it was 20, 30 or 40 per cent chance and for me it wasn't worth it. Giuliana Rancic

After a mastectomy followed by a stroke in the early 1980s, Davis worried whether she would be the same. Source: Internet

Additionally, Medicare can cover the cost of as a result of a mastectomy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

MastCam mastectomee mastectomized masted Mastel Masteller