Mastectomy

Noun

 * 1)  The surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast; mammectomy.

Derived terms

 * mastectomee

Thesaurus
adenoidectomy, appendectomy, arteriectomy, castration, cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy, enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, hysterectomy, mammectomy, mastoidectomy, nephrectomy, omphalectomy, oophorectomy, oophorocystectomy, orchidectomy, ovariectomy, pancreatectomy, penectomy, pericardiectomy, phrenicectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, stapedectomy, tonsillectomy, ureterectomy, urethrectomy, vasectomy, venectomy

Etymology
From mastoid + -ectomy

Translations

 * French: masectomie


 * Icelandic: brjóstnám, brottnám