mammogram

[mam-uh-gram]

noun

1. an x-ray photograph obtained by mammography.

mammogram

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

mammogram

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mammogram¹

First recorded in 1935–40; mamm(a) ² + -o- + -gram ¹

Example Sentences

With a history of breast cancer in the family, the woman had received two previous annual mammograms both of which had been clear.

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Now her AI tool could help you skip annual mammograms.

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Now she sees that there was information in her first mammogram that could have tipped doctors off about her risk, even though her breast cancer didn’t get diagnosed until the third annual scan.

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She added: "I think my message is: get checked if you're worried. Check yourself regularly. If you are due a mammogram, then get it done."

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“You have to contextualize….‘This is how many mammograms that translates into,’ ” he said.

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