mammogram

[ mam-uh-gram ]

/ ˈmæm əˌgræm /

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noun

an x-ray photograph obtained by mammography.

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Origin of mammogram

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

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Screening mammogram visits fell after March 2020 compared with previous years.
Nearly half a million U.S. children missed out on lead tests in early 2020|Aimee Cunningham|February 4, 2021|Science News
Wilkes, a 42-year-old mammogram technician, had died alone of covid-19 in her home, her four-year-old child near her body.
The way we express grief for strangers is changing|Tanya Basu|December 3, 2020|MIT Technology Review
I’ve had patients come to me first before getting their mammograms.
The Zoom effect: Why plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures might be more popular because of the pandemic|Rachel King|October 3, 2020|Fortune
This is tough for me to share, but if just ONE woman decides to get her mammogram after watching this, what I’m going through will be worth it.
Ananda Lewis Reveals She’s Battling Stage 3 Breast Cancer, Regrets Not Getting A Mammogram Sooner|cmurray|October 2, 2020|Essence.com

From this NLP work I then moved into predicting patient risk from mammograms, using image recognition to predict if you would get cancer or not—how your disease is likely to progress.
We’re not ready for AI, says the winner of a new $1m AI prize|Will Heaven|September 23, 2020|MIT Technology Review
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|DAILY BEAST
“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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Jack Black giving himself a mammogram (yes, mammogram) on camera.
Save the Boobs!|Danielle Friedman|December 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
As the mammogram issue reveals, representation is no longer a game of percentages.
The Year in Sexism|Amy Siskind|December 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST

mammogram

[ măm′ə-grăm′ ]

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

mammogram

[ măm′ə-grăm′ ]

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

mammography noun (mă-mŏg′rə-fē)

mammogram

[ (mam-uh-gram) ]

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