Examples of mammogram in a Sentence

She went to the hospital for her yearly mammogram.

Recent Examples on the Web Immediately after the mammogram, the radiologist scheduled her for a biopsy the following morning. — Jennifer "jay" Palumbo, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 It was contained in one breast and so tiny it could only be detected by a mammogram. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2021 A few years before, doctors had ordered a sonogram after seeing something suspicious in a mammogram. — Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com, 1 Oct. 2021 This free mammogram screening event is supported by the Connecticut Early Detection and Prevention Program and the Connecticut Well Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation Program. — courant.com, 1 Oct. 2021 Driving west on Fairmount, coming home after a good mammogram. — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2021 The first lady shared how much her mammogram helped her. — Caroline Catherman, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Dec. 2021 Amy Robach is reflecting on her special relationship with Robin Roberts, eight years after the Good Morning America co-anchor convinced her to have her first mammogram. — Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com, 15 Oct. 2021 But my doctor assured me my mammogram didn't indicate that. — Rebekah Kuschmider, Health.com, 14 Oct. 2021

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History and Etymology for mammogram

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

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.

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