mam·mog·ra·phy
(mă-mŏg′rə-fē)n. pl. mam·mog·ra·phies
1. Radiological examination of the breast, used to screen for or evaluate tumors and other abnormalities.
2. The procedure performed to produce a mammogram.
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mammography
(mæˈmɒɡrəfɪ)n
(Medicine) the technique of using X-rays to examine the breast in the early detection of cancer
ˈmammoˌgraph, ˈmammoˌgram n
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mam•mog•ra•phy
(mæˈmɒg rə fi)n.
x-ray photography of a breast, esp. for detection of tumors.
[1935–40]
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mammography
A diagnostic method of determining the presence of breast cancer using X-rays.
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| Noun | 1. |  mammography - a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X raysdiagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis |
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Translations
mamografie
mammografia
mammográfia
mamografia
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mammography
n → Mammografie f
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mam·mog·ra·phy
n. mamografía, rayos-x de la glándula mamaria.
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mammography
n mamografía (técnica); digital — mamografía digitalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.