Surgical repair of the breast is termed:

A) mammoplasty.
B) mastectomy.
C) lumpectomy.
D) mammopexy.


A
Explanation:
A) Correct.
B) Mastectomy is removal of the breast.
C) Lumpectomy is removal of only the tumor in the breast.
D) Mammopexy is fixation of the breast.

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