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overpenetration

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English

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Etymology

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From over- +‎ penetration.

Noun

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overpenetration (uncountable)

  1. 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, →DOI:
      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.