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“preventive mastectomy”
preventive mastectomy, prophylactic mastectomy
Removal of one or both breasts without the current presence of cancer.
This surgery is sometimes chosen as a preventive measure by women who have a strong family history of breast cancer.
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-ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize
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masto-, mast-, -mastia, -masty +
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phylacto-, phylact-, phylac-, phylax-
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