mammography

/mæˈmɑgrəfi/
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Other forms: mammographies

Definitions of mammography
  1. noun
    a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays
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    type of:
    diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique
    a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
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