mammogram

[mam-uh-gram]

noun

an x-ray photograph obtained by mammography.

Origin of mammogram

First recorded in 1935–40; mamm(a)² + -o- + -gram¹

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Examples from the Web for mammogram

Contemporary Examples of mammogram

Thankfully, her cancer was caught rather early because of an assignment she had in early October in which she had mammogram done.
Miley Cyrus Smokes Joint On Stage, Amy Robach Reveals Cancer Diagnosis on 'GMA'
Culture Team
November 11, 2013
“We get sidetracked by efforts to focus on getting every woman a mammogram,” she recently told The Daily Beast.
The Media’s Pink-Ribbon Problem: Coverage Is Skewed, Study Says
Abigail Pesta
August 13, 2012
A woman whose life was saved by a mammogram would argue that such screenings should be the top priority, she says.
A Pink Rethink: Breast-Cancer Spending Comes Under the Microscope
Abigail Pesta
April 26, 2012
Jack Black giving himself a mammogram (yes, mammogram) on camera.
Save the Boobs!
Danielle Friedman
December 28, 2009
As the mammogram issue reveals, representation is no longer a game of percentages.
The Year in Sexism
Amy Siskind
December 17, 2009

Word Origin and History for mammogram

n.

1937, from mammo- + -gram.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

mammogram in Medicine

mammogram

[măm′ə-grăm′]

n.

An x-ray image of the breast produced by mammography.

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mammogram in Science

mammogram

[măm′ə-grăm′]

An x-ray image of the human breast, used to detect tumors or other abnormalities.

Related formsmammography noun (mă-mŏg′rə-fē)

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mammogram in Culture

mammogram

[(mam-uh-gram)]

An x-ray of the breast, produced by mammography, that is used in screening for breast cancer.

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