- breast screening
- breast screening nounMammography, as a diagnostic tool for breast cancer• • •Main Entry: ↑breast
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breast screening — /ˈbrɛst skrinɪŋ/ (say brest skreening) noun a public medical screening program to detect breast cancer in women …
Breast cancer screening — refers to the medical screening of asymptomatic, apparently healthy women for breast cancer in an attempt to achieve an earlier diagnosis. The assumption is that early detection will improve outcomes. A number of screening test have been employed … Wikipedia
screening */ — UK [ˈskriːnɪŋ] / US [ˈskrɪnɪŋ] noun Word forms screening : singular screening plural screenings 1) [countable/uncountable] tests done to check someone for a particular disease The lump was discovered during routine breast screening. screening of … English dictionary
screening — screen|ing [ skrinıŋ ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount tests done to check someone for a particular disease: The lump was discovered during routine breast screening. screening of: the mass screening of people in susceptible groups 2. ) count or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
screening test — a test carried out on a large number of apparently healthy people to separate those who may have a specified disease and would benefit from further testing from those who probably do not. Examples include newborn bloodspot screening, cervical… … The new mediacal dictionary
Breast cancer — Classification and external resources Mammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a cancerous breast (right). ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Screening (medicine) — Screening, in medicine, is a strategy used in a population to detect a disease in individuals without signs or symptoms of that disease. Unlike what generally happens in medicine, screening tests are performed on persons without any clinical sign … Wikipedia
Breast self-examination — (BSE) is an easy but unreliable method for finding possible breast cancer.If performed appropriately and regularly BSE may help in early detection of some types of breast cancers, although it should not substitute for screening methods (such as… … Wikipedia
Breast implant — A breast implant is a prosthesis used to enlarge the size of a woman s breasts (known as breast augmentation, breast enlargement, mammoplasty enlargement, augmentation mammoplasty or the common slang term boob job) for cosmetic reasons; to… … Wikipedia
Screening mammogram — A mammogram (an X ray of the breast) in women who have no signs of breast cancer. It usually involves two X rays of each breast. The aim of a screening mammogram is to detect a tumor that cannot be felt. A screening mammogram is different from a… … Medical dictionary
