This is the 9780th most frequent Catalan word.
mastectomia
Mastectomy: Surgical removal of one or both breasts.
Here, 'mastectomia' is used to define a medical procedure.
La mastectomia és un procediment quirúrgic necessari en alguns casos de càncer de mama.
Mastectomy is a surgical procedure necessary in some cases of breast cancer.
In this sentence, 'mastectomia' refers to an event that happened (the surgical procedure).
Després de la mastectomia, la pacient va començar el procés de recuperació.
After the mastectomy, the patient began the recovery process.
Here, 'mastectomia' is used to talk about a potential medical recommendation.