overpenetration
English
Etymology
over- + penetration
Noun
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.