mammographyn.

Brit.

/maˈmɒɡrəfi/,

/məˈmɒɡrəfi/, U.S.

/mæˈmɑɡrəfi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mammo- comb. form, -graphy comb. form.

Etymology: < mammo- comb. form + -graphy comb. form. Compare mammogram n. and mammographic adj.

Medicine.

Examination of the breasts by means of X-rays, especially to detect cancer; an instance of this. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > radiography or radiology > [noun] > examination of specific parts

arthrography1857

pyelography1906

renography1911

ureterography1912

pneumoventriculography1918

ventriculography1918

encephalography1922

cholecystography1925

urography1925

arteriography1928

angiography1930

sialography1931

pneumoencephalography1932

planigraphy1933

urethrography1933

lymphography1935

placentography1935

salpingography1935

venography1935

cholangiography1936

mammography1937

myelography1937

phlebography1937

angiocardiography1938

neuroradiology1938

lymphangiography1941

nephrography1947

splenoportography1953

pancreatography1955

sinography1957

pharyngography1981

1937 N. F. Hicken in Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. 64 594/1 The procedure utilizes contrast fluids which are injected directly into the milk ducts, thus giving an accurate roentgenographic pattern of the ductal and secretory system of the mammary gland. The terms ‘mammography’ and ‘mammograms’ have been coined to describe these examinations.

1953 L. C. de Leborgne tr. R. A. Leborgne Breast in Roentgen Diagnosis i. 14 When contrast mammography shows intraductal lesions..we collect the liquid that has been injected.

1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Nov. 2/2 If you are still worried, you could have a mammography done—an X-ray technique commonly used in women with breast lumps that have to be identified.

1987 Sunday Times 4 Oct. 7/1 Three-yearly screening by mammography (breast x-ray) will be offered to all women aged 50–64.

1992 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Monthly Oct. 44/2 An outreach program with two mobile mammography vans for rural areas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mammography
释义	mammographyn. Brit. /maˈmɒɡrəfi/, /məˈmɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /mæˈmɑɡrəfi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mammo- comb. form, -graphy comb. form. Etymology: < mammo- comb. form + -graphy comb. form. Compare mammogram n. and mammographic adj. Medicine. Examination of the breasts by means of X-rays, especially to detect cancer; an instance of this. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > radiography or radiology > [noun] > examination of specific parts arthrography1857 pyelography1906 renography1911 ureterography1912 pneumoventriculography1918 ventriculography1918 encephalography1922 cholecystography1925 urography1925 arteriography1928 angiography1930 sialography1931 pneumoencephalography1932 planigraphy1933 urethrography1933 lymphography1935 placentography1935 salpingography1935 venography1935 cholangiography1936 mammography1937 myelography1937 phlebography1937 angiocardiography1938 neuroradiology1938 lymphangiography1941 nephrography1947 splenoportography1953 pancreatography1955 sinography1957 pharyngography1981 1937 N. F. Hicken in Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. 64 594/1 The procedure utilizes contrast fluids which are injected directly into the milk ducts, thus giving an accurate roentgenographic pattern of the ductal and secretory system of the mammary gland. The terms ‘mammography’ and ‘mammograms’ have been coined to describe these examinations. 1953 L. C. de Leborgne tr. R. A. Leborgne Breast in Roentgen Diagnosis i. 14 When contrast mammography shows intraductal lesions..we collect the liquid that has been injected. 1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Nov. 2/2 If you are still worried, you could have a mammography done—an X-ray technique commonly used in women with breast lumps that have to be identified. 1987 Sunday Times 4 Oct. 7/1 Three-yearly screening by mammography (breast x-ray) will be offered to all women aged 50–64. 1992 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Monthly Oct. 44/2 An outreach program with two mobile mammography vans for rural areas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1937
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