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overpenetration

overpenetration noun: excessive penetration.

Noun

overpenetration (uncountable)

  1. Excessive penetration.
    • This difficulty in detecting tumours in the central region have been attributed to overpenetration of X-rays in the nipple-areolar complex; accurate diagnosis in this region may require the use of multiple imaging modalities.2015 July 13, Seth Rummel et al., “Tumour location within the breast: Does tumour site have prognostic ability?”, in ecancermedicalscience, volume 9, →DOI

Origin of overpenetration

From over- + penetration.

Questions about overpenetration

What does overpenetration mean?
Overpenetration means excessive penetration.
What part of speech is overpenetration?
Overpenetration is a noun.

Words near overpenetration in the dictionary

  1. overpenalizing
  2. overpenetrate
  3. overpenetrated
  4. overpenetrates
  5. overpenetrating
  6. overpenetration
  7. overpensive
  8. overpeople
  9. overpeopled
  10. overpeoples
  11. overpeopling

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