mastectomy : Idioms & Phrases
modified radical mastectomy
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noun removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
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radical mastectomy
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noun removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
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simple mastectomy
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noun removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact