mammography
/məˈmɑɡrəfi/
noun
- A medical procedure that uses X-rays to take pictures of the inside of a woman's breasts, used to check for cancer or other problems.
- The doctor recommended she get a mammography every year after turning 40.
- She felt nervous before her first mammography, but the technician made her feel comfortable.
- Mammography can detect tumors that are too small to feel during a physical exam.
- The field of medicine or technology related to taking and studying X-ray images of the breast.
- Advances in mammography have greatly improved early detection of breast cancer.
- The hospital invested in new digital mammography equipment for clearer images.
- She decided to specialize in mammography after volunteering at a women's health clinic.