mastectomy
IPA/mæˈstektəmi/
KK[mæstˈɛktəmi]IPA/mæˈstektəmi/
mastectomy — noun
- mastectomysingular
- mastectomiesplural
1. a medical procedure that takes out a woman's breast, most often done because of
1.名詞B2
釋義
a medical procedure that takes out a woman's breast, most often done because of cancer or to reduce the chance of getting it.
例句
Aylin decided to have a mastectomy after a scan found a tumour in her breast.
collocation: have a mastectomy
Lotte needed eight weeks to heal properly after her mastectomy last winter.
Tariro chose a preventive mastectomy because of her strong family history of breast cancer.
Anong's surgeon said a mastectomy with chemotherapy gave her the best chance of recovery.
Heloísa joined a weekly support group for women who had undergone a mastectomy.
文法句型
have a mastectomy
undergo a mastectomy
用法筆記
Frequently used with the verbs 'have', 'undergo', or 'get'. The adjective 'double' indicates that both breasts are removed in the same operation.
常見錯誤
❌She had a mastectomy to remove a tumour from her lung.
✅She had a mastectomy to remove a tumour from her breast.
💡A mastectomy is specific to breast tissue, not any other part of the body.