- mammography
- noun Date: 1937 X-ray examination of the breasts (as for early detection of cancer) • mammographic adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
mammography
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mammography — 1937, from MAMMO (Cf. mammo ) + GRAPHY (Cf. graphy) … Etymology dictionary
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mammography — mammographic /mam euh graf ik/, adj. /ma mog reuh fee/, n. x ray photography of a breast, esp. for detection of tumors. [1935 40; MAMM(A)2 + O + GRAPHY] * * * … Universalium
mammography — noun X ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours … Wiktionary
mammography — Radiologic examination of the female breast with equipment and techniques designed to screen for cancer. [mammo + G. grapho, to write] M. can detect carcinoma of the breast sometimes as early as 2 years before it becomes palpable and in many… … Medical dictionary
mammography — mam|mo|gra|phy [mæˈmɔgrəfi US ˈma: ] n [U] examination of a woman s breasts using ↑X rays to check for signs of ↑cancer … Dictionary of contemporary English
