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The surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast; mastectomy.
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mammectomy — /meuh mek teuh mee/, n., pl. mammectomies. Surg. mastectomy. [MAMM(A)2 + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
mammectomy — SYN: mastectomy. [L. mamma, breast, + ektome, excision] * * * mam·mec·to·my ma mek tə mē n, pl mies MASTECTOMY * * * mam·mec·to·my (mə mekґtə me) [mamm + ectomy] mastectomy … Medical dictionary
mammectomy — n. mastectomy, surgical removal of a breast … English contemporary dictionary
mammectomy — mam·mec·to·my … English syllables
mammectomy — məˈmektəmē, maˈ noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mamm (from Latin mamma breast) + ectomy : mastectomy * * * /meuh mek teuh mee/, n., pl. mammectomies … Useful english dictionary
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… … Medical dictionary
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 — is a system of procedural codes. It is a subset of ICD 9 CM (volumes 1 and 2 are used for diagnostic codes.) The United States National Center for Health Statistics drafted ICD 10 PCS in 2000 as a potential replacement for ICD 9 CM Volume 3, but… … Wikipedia
mastectomy — /ma stek teuh mee/, n., pl. mastectomies. Surg. the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma. Also called mammectomy. [1920 25; MAST + ECTOMY] * * * Surgical removal of a breast, usually because of breast cancer. If the cancer has … Universalium
mastectomy — noun The surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast; mammectomy … Wiktionary
appendectomy — Synonyms and related words: adenoidectomy, arteriectomy, castration, cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy, enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, hysterectomy, mammectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, nephrectomy,… … Moby Thesaurus
