What does "mammography" mean?

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

Mammography

Common synonyms include: biopsy, breast imaging, breast imaging practice, breast radiography, breast radiology, diagnosis.

noun

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Noun

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

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

From mammo- + -graphy.