Look up: mastectomy

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   mastectomy
   [n] - surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor
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   Mastectomy
   Operation to remove the breast.
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   Mastectomy
   a surgical procedure in which all or part of the breast is removed to prevent the spread of cancer
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   Mastectomy
   A mastectomy is an operation to remove a breast, and most of the skin covering it. It is usually done to treat or prevent breast cancer.
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   Mastectomy
   The surgical removal of all or part of a breast.
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   Mastectomy
   breast removal
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   Mastectomy
   An operation to remove a breast.
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   Mastectomy
   Mastectomy: A general term for removal of the breast, usually to remove cancerous tissue. The operation can be done in a hospital or in an outpatient clinic, depending on how extensive it needs to be. It takes from two to three hours, with three to five weeks for full recovery. Drainage shunts are left in the surgical incision for a few days after ...
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   mastectomy
   <procedure, surgery> An operation to remove the whole breast. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
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    mastectomy
    noun surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor
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    Mastectomy
    In medicine, `mastectomy` is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done to treat breast cancer; in some cases, women and some men believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation prophylactically, that is, to prevent cancer rather than treat it. It is also the medical procedure carried out to remove breast cancer (tissue) in males. Alternatively, certain pat...
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    mastectomy
    (mas-tek´tә-me) surgical removal of breast tissue, usually for treatment of malignant breast tumors, although occasionally this may be advisable for benign tumors, other diseases of the breast such as fibrocystic disease of the breast, or prophylaxis. Types include simple, radical, modified radical, and extended r...
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    mastectomy
    surgical removal of a breast, usually to remove a malignancy but also performed in the treatment of other conditions (e.g., cystic breast disease) ... [1 related articles]
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    mastectomy
    mastectomy The surgical removal of the entire breast, usually to treat serious breast disease; such as, breast cancer. There are four general types of mastectomy: Subcutaneous mastectomy when the entire breast is removed but the nipple and areola (the pigmented circle around the nipple) remain in place. Total (or simple) mastectomy or the removal of th...
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    mastectomy
    In surgery, removal of all or part of the female breast. It is performed as a treatment for breast cancer. Simple mastectomy involves the breast alone; if the cancer has spread, radical mastectomy may be undertaken, removing also the lymphatic tissue from the armpit.
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    Mastectomy
    Surgery to remove all or part of the breast and sometimes other tissue that surrounds the breast. This procedure may be performed to ensure that all cancer cells have been eliminated in a patient that has breast cancer or it may be used as a method of risk reduction for cancer in patients that are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer. ...
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    mastectomy
    mastectomy (măstek'tumē) , surgical removal of breast tissue, usually done as treatment for breast cancer. There are many types of mastectomy. In general, the farther the cancer has spread, the more tissue is taken. The radical mastectomies of the past (which removed not only the bre...
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