Definitions for mastectomy

mastectomy mas·tec·to·my

Spelling: [ma-stek-tuh-mee]
IPA: /mæˈstɛk tə mi/

Mastectomy is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 488 anagrams from letters in mastectomy (acemmostty).

Definitions for mastectomy

noun

  1. the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.

Origin of mastectomy

First recorded in 1920-25; mast- + -ectomy

Examples for mastectomy

Then, in 2000, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy, beating cancer again.

After breast cancer left her with a mastectomy, she went through a period of soul searching—then got back on stage.

She was the first in her position to announce that she had breast cancer, revealing the details of her mastectomy in 1974.

I ask your support for bipartisan legislation to guarantee that a woman can stay in the hospital for 48 hours after a mastectomy.

Word Value for mastectomy
Scrable

19

Words with friends

21

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