an x-ray tube with an anode surface made of molybdenum instead of tungsten, used in mammography.
mo·lyb·de·num tar·get tube
(mō-lib'dĕ-nŭm tahr'gĕt tūb) An x-ray tube with an anode surface made of molybdenum instead of tungsten, used in mammography.
mo·lyb·de·num
(Mo) (mō-lib'dĕ-nŭm) A silvery white metallic element; bioelement found in proteins. [G. molybdaina, a piece of lead; a metal, prob. galena, fr. molybdos, lead]