mastectomynoun [ C ]
uk/mæsˈtek.tə.mi/us/mæsˈtek.tə.mi/a medical operation to remove a woman's breast:
a partial mastectomy (= when part of the breast is removed)
a double mastectomy (= when both breasts are removed)
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