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mammography
(mam¦mog|raphy)
Pronunciation:
/maˈmɒgrəfi/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
a technique using X-rays to diagnose and locate tumours of the breasts.
Origin:
1930s
: from
mamma
2
+
-graphy
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