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overpenetration en · NOUN

Etymology

From over- + penetration.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Excessive penetration.
    • 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. 2015 July 13, Seth Rummel et al., “Tumour location within the breast: Does tumour site have prognostic ability?”, in ecancermedicalscience, volume 9, →DOI: