mammogram

noun

mam·​mo·​gram ˈma-mə-ˌgram 

: a photograph of the breasts made by X-rays

also : the procedure for producing a mammogram

Examples of mammogram in a Sentence

She went to the hospital for her yearly mammogram.

Recent Examples on the Web

In most cases, they’re simply advised to return in a year for another mammogram. —Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 June 2025

These risk assessments allow doctors to recommend a personalized screening plan, which might include mammograms before age 40 or supplemental imaging such as breast MRIs. —Paula Schneider, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

Doctors might one day use liquid biopsies to provide further answers when mammogram results are unclear, particularly for women with dense breasts, whose tumors are often missed by standard screenings, Cristofanilli said. —Liz Szabo, NBC news, 1 June 2025

If the Court rules in favor of Braidwood, private insurers would no longer be forced to cover preventive services recommended since the ACA, including mammograms. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin mamma "breast" + -o- + -gram — more at mamma entry 1

Note: The terms mammogram and mammography were introduced by the American physician and surgeon Nymphus Frederick Hicken (1900-98) in "Mammography: roentgenologic diagnosis of breast tumors by means of contrast media," Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, vol. 64 (1937), pp. 593-603.

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mammogram

• abraham
• anagram
• cablegram
• cofferdam
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• diagram
• diaphragm
• epigram
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Medical Definition

mammogram

noun

mam·​mo·​gram ˈmam-ə-ˌgram 

1

: a photograph of the breasts made by X-rays

2

: the procedure for producing a mammogram