noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.

   "The introduction of mammography to detect breast cancer early in its course sharply increased its incidence."

2. 2
   a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

biopsydiagnosisexaminationmastographystudytest

Example

More examples

"Mammography can mean the difference between life and death for millions of women."

Etymology

From mammo- + -graphy.

Related phrases

x ray

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