mammography
mammography · mammographies
мамографія
маммография
Mammografie
X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially…X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.
US/məmˈɑɡɹəfi/
» Mammography can mean the difference between life and death for millions of women.
Meaning
1 sensesX-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.
Mammografie
маммогра́фияmammográfija
мамогра́фіяmamohráfija
More definitions
- a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays
Examples
1 sentencesMammography can mean the difference between life and death for millions of women.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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X-ray examination of the breasts:
Русский
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X-ray examination of the breasts:
Deutsch
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X-ray examination of the breasts:
Origin
From mammo- + -graphy.From mammo- + -graphy.
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Forms
plural: mammographies| Singular | mammography |
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