radical mastectomy

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Surgical removal of the entire breast, the pectoral muscles, the lymphatic-bearing tissue in the armpit, and other neighboring tissues.Halsted's operation

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But Brooke was out of step with the New Left and its notion of radical chic.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America|John Avlon|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Too moderate and the more radical groups call you a snitch, jeopardizing your standing and authority at demonstrations.
De Blasio and the New York City Protesters Have No Blood on Their Hands|Jacob Siegel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He has become the most radical pope in modern memory for his economic populism.
How Pope Francis Became the World’s BFF|Jason Berry|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He branded it a fifth-column invasion into popular culture, normalizing radical, even communist ambitions.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Two hostages are dead and 15 others free after an Islamic radical took them hostage before police killed him.
Jihadi Siege in Sydney Ends in Gunfight|Courtney Subramanian, Lennox Samuels, Chris Allbritton|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This letter indirectly points out two long-standing radical errors in engineering phraseology.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Decandolle's observations regarding the radical excretions of plants have not been confirmed by subsequent observers.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
But if this reincarnation was quite ordinary in its process, it was the more radical and decisive.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
There are two radical differences between Humanism and Christianity.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
If the Collier were a Radical, how coal-black the portraits would come out!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 27, 1895|Various