compression

Definition / meaning of compression

A pressing or squeezing together. In medicine, it can describe a structure, such as a tumor, that presses on another part of the body, such as a nerve. It can also describe the flattening of soft tissue, such as the breast, that occurs during a mammogram (x-ray of the breast).

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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