breast reduction

noun

The operation performed to reduce the volume of breast tissue.

Opposite
breast augmentation
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Meanings

nounbreast reduction (plural breast reductions)

plural breast reductions

  1. The operation performed to reduce the volume of breast tissue.

    Antonyms: breast augmentation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe operation performed to reduce the volume of breast tissue.

Opposite
breast augmentation
Also see
boob reduction

Origin

From breast + reduction.

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Translations

Dutch borstverkleining
  • borstverkleiningoperation
Finnish rintojen pienennysleikkaus
  • rintojen pienennysleikkausoperation
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APA

breast reduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast%20reduction

MLA

“breast reduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast%20reduction. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breast reduction,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast%20reduction.

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