mammectomy
1mammectomy — /meuh mek teuh mee/, n., pl. mammectomies. Surg. mastectomy. [MAMM(A)2 + ECTOMY] * * * …
2mammectomy — noun The surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast; mastectomy …
3mammectomy — SYN: mastectomy. [L. mamma, breast, + ektome, excision] * * * mam·mec·to·my ma mek tə mē n, pl mies MASTECTOMY * * * mam·mec·to·my (mə mekґtə me) [mamm + ectomy] mastectomy …
4mammectomy — n. mastectomy, surgical removal of a breast …
5mammectomy — mam·mec·to·my …
6mammectomy — məˈmektəmē, maˈ noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mamm (from Latin mamma breast) + ectomy : mastectomy * * * /meuh mek teuh mee/, n., pl. mammectomies …
7Mastectomy — A general term for removal of the breast. usually to remove cancerous tissue. The operation can be done in a hospital or in an outpatient clinic, depending on how extensive it needs to be. It takes from two to three hours, with three to five… …
8ICD-9-CM Volume 3 — is a system of procedural codes. It is a subset of ICD 9 CM (volumes 1 and 2 are used for diagnostic codes.) The United States National Center for Health Statistics drafted ICD 10 PCS in 2000 as a potential replacement for ICD 9 CM Volume 3, but… …
9mastectomy — /ma stek teuh mee/, n., pl. mastectomies. Surg. the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma. Also called mammectomy. [1920 25; MAST + ECTOMY] * * * Surgical removal of a breast, usually because of breast cancer. If the cancer has …
10mastectomy — noun The surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast; mammectomy …
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