Mammography definition

mă-mŏgrə-fē
mammographies
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Radiological examination of the breasts to detect tumors.
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The procedure performed to produce a mammogram.
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An X-ray technique for the detection of breast tumors.
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Radiological examination of the breast, used to screen for or evaluate tumors and other abnormalities.
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The procedure performed to produce a mammogram.
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(medicine) X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.
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Noun

Singular:
mammography
Plural:
mammographies

Origin of mammography

  • mamma + -graphy

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Mammography Sentence Examples

  • Helen receives annual follow-up appointments with the specialist nurse at the hospital, including annual mammography.

  • In Breast Test Wales (BTW) we use mammography to detect breast cancer.

  • All patients should undergo mammography and the diagnosis can be confirmed or excluded by a full-thickness nipple biopsy.

  • An NIH Consensus Conference concluded that routine mammography was not indicated universally for women in their forties [1] .

  • Although there are huge benefits from regular mammography, there is an extremely small radiation risk associated with the examination.

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