overpenetration

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ penetration.

Noun

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.