overpenetration
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
over- + penetration
Noun[edit]
overpenetration (uncountable)
- Excessive penetration.
- 2015 July 13, Seth Rummel et al., “Tumour location within the breast: Does tumour site have prognostic ability?”, in ecancermedicalscience[1], volume 9, :
- 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.