Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

mastectomy

noun [C]
 
 
/mæsˈtek.tə.mi/

Definition

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)Surgery
(Definition of mastectomy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of mastectomy