Film mammography
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| Film mammography | |
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| Term | Film mammography |
| Short definition | filler (FIH-ler) An inactive substance used to make a product larger or handier. For example, bulking agents are often used to make pills or capsules because the amount of active ingredient is too small to be conveniently handled |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
film mammography - (pronounced) (. . . ma-MAH-gruh-fee) A procedure that uses X-rays to take pictures of the inside of the breast and stores the images on X-ray film. Film mammography can be used to look for breast cancer and other changes in the breast, such as: B. abnormal nodules, cysts or calcifications (calcium deposits). Also called conventional mammography
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