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xeromammography

xeromammography noun: 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.

Noun

xeromammography (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Origin of xeromammography

From xero- + mammography.

Words that rhyme with xeromammography

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Questions about xeromammography

What does xeromammography mean?
Xeromammography means 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.
What part of speech is xeromammography?
Xeromammography is a noun.

Words near xeromammography in the dictionary

  1. xeroma
  2. xeromammogram
  3. xeromammograms
  4. xeromammographic
  5. xeromammographically
  6. xeromammography
  7. xeromas
  8. xeromenia
  9. xeromesic
  10. xeromesophyte
  11. xeromesophytes

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