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Reproductive

mammography

mam-OG-rah-fee

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Definition

X-ray imaging of the breast

DiagnosticReproductive

Breakdown

Root

mamm/o

breast

Suffix

-graphy

process of recording

Etymology

Latin: mamm/o (breast) + -graphy (recording)

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