noun
- plural of mammography; X-ray examinations of the breast used to detect cancer or other abnormalities
Usage: medical
Examples
- The clinic scheduled mammographies for all women over forty.
- Regular mammographies can help detect breast cancer early.
- She had two mammographies done this year as part of her routine screening.
- The hospital’s radiology department performs dozens of mammographies daily.
- Digital mammographies provide clearer images than traditional film methods.
- Her doctor recommended annual mammographies starting at age fifty.