mammography

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mæˈmɒɡrəfɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mæˈmɑgrəfi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ma mog′rə fē)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mam•mog•ra•phy /mæˈmɑgrəfi/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Medicinex-ray photography of a breast, esp. to detect tumors.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mam•mog•ra•phy  (ma mog′rə fē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Medicinex-ray photography of a breast, esp. for detection of tumors.
  • 1935–40; mamm(a)2 + -o- + -graphy
mam•mo•graph•ic  (mam′ə graf′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mammography / mæˈmɒɡrəfɪ/
  1. the technique of using X-rays to examine the breast in the early detection of cancer
ˈmammoˌgraph, ˈmammoˌgram
'mammography' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mammogram

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