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SIMPLE MASTECTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does simple mastectomy mean?
• SIMPLE MASTECTOMY (noun)
The noun SIMPLE MASTECTOMY has 1 sense:
1. removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact
Familiarity information: SIMPLE MASTECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("simple mastectomy" is a kind of...):
mastectomy (surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor)
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