Xeromammography

Xeromammography
Xeroradiography of the breast. Xeroradiography is a photoelectric method of recording an x-ray image on a coated metal plate, using low-energy photon beams, long exposure time and dry chemical developers. The prefix xero- comes from the Greek "xeros" meaning "dry."
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xe·ro·mam·mog·ra·phy .zir-ō-ma-'mäg-rə-fē n, pl -phies xeroradiography of the breast
xe·ro·mam·mo·gram -'mam-ə-.gram n

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xe·ro·mam·mog·ra·phy (zēr″o-mə-mogґrə-fe) xeroradiography of the breast.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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