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Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Surgery to remove both breasts in order to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Surgical removal of both non-diseased breasts with the goal of preventing breast carcinoma. (NCI Thesaurus)
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