xeroradiography

noun

xe·​ro·​ra·​di·​og·​ra·​phy ˌzir-ō-ˌrā-dē-ˈä-grə-fē 

: radiography used especially in mammographic screening for breast cancer that produces an image using X-rays in a manner similar to the way an image is produced by light in xerography

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

xeroradiography

noun

xe·​ro·​ra·​di·​og·​ra·​phy ˌzir-ō-ˌrād-ē-ˈäg-rə-fē 

plural xeroradiographies

: radiography used especially in mammographic screening for breast cancer that produces an image using X-rays in a manner similar to the way an image is produced by light in xerography

xeroradiographic

-ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈgraf-ik 

adjective