Etymology

galactographic

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Today it means: Pertaining to galactography, the use of X-rays to evaluate breast fluid. Full definition →

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galactographic · adjective1

From galactography (“x-ray examination used to evaluate breast fluid”) + -ic.

galactographic · adjective2

From galactography (“science of charting and mapping galaxies”) + -ic. Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1950 in the final installment of the novella "...And Now You Don't" (collected as part of Second Foundation).

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