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amicus curiae

a third party (Latin, “friend of the court”), such as a psychologist, who is invited or volunteers to educate the court on a matter that has relevance to the dispute before it. See expert witness.

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mammography

mammography

n. a diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X-ray photography to detect breast tumors or other abnormalities, either noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant). The X-ray negative produced is called a mammogram.