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radical mastectomy

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A mastectomy that includes excision of the entire breast, underlying pectoral muscles, and regional lymph nodes.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • 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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