mastectomy

English Thesaurus

1. surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation,
definition	:	surgical removal of a body part or tissue (noun.act)

hyponym	:	modified radical mastectomy,
definition	:	removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit (noun.act)

hyponym	:	radical mastectomy,
definition	:	removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit (noun.act)

hyponym	:	simple mastectomy,
definition	:	removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact (noun.act)