The surgical removal of the breast tissue and the underarm lymph nodes is called:
A) hysterectomy.
B) mastectomy.
C) oophorectomy.
D) hymenectomy.
B
Explanation: A) A hysterectomy is removal of the uterus.
B) Correct.
C) An oophorectomy is removal of the ovary.
D) A hymenectomy is removal of tissue over the vaginal opening.
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