mastectomy
/mæˈstektəmi/noun
उच्चारण मैस्टेक्टमी
स्तन-उच्छेदन, स्तन निकालने की शल्य-क्रिया
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noun
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[C/U] medical
a medical operation to remove a breast
स्तन-उच्छेदन, स्तन निकालने की शल्य-क्रिया
- She had a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
- The surgeon recommended a partial mastectomy.
⌂Word origin and word building
From Greek mastos, meaning breast, and -ectomy, meaning surgical removal, as in appendectomy.
यह Greek mastos (स्तन) और -ectomy (शल्य-क्रिया द्वारा निकालना) से बना है, जैसे appendectomy में।