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

The participants received two breast cancer screenings each year that included the combination of a supplemental MBI test and a 3D mammogram, also called digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). —Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

The content creator said her doctor ordered a mammogram and ultrasound of the lymph node in her armpit. —Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025

The radiologist recommended a follow-up mammogram and ultrasound, but neither scan showed anything abnormal (thanks to that polar bear effect). —Jennie Durant, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025

Among women invited to their first mammogram screening, nearly one-third did not participate. —Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 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
• dendrogram
• diagram
• diaphragm
• epigram
• hexagram
• histogram
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• instagram

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