postmastectomy

postmastectomy
post·mas·tec·to·my -ma-'stek-tə-mē adj
1) occurring after and esp. as a result of a mastectomy <\postmastectomy swelling of the arm>
2) having undergone mastectomy

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post·mas·tec·to·my (pōst″mas-tekґtə-me) following mastectomy.

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