Definition of mammogram
: a photograph of the breasts made by X-rays;
also
: the procedure for producing a mammogram
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Examples of mammogram in a Sentence
She went to the hospital for her yearly mammogram.
Recent Examples of mammogram from the Web
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Black women were the most likely to have received a mammogram (93 percent) and Pap tests (91 percent).
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Those procedures include: Imaging: MRI of the upper or lower back with and without contrast; pelvic or abdominal ultrasound; screening or preventive mammogram.
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Because teens have denser breast tissue than adults, ultrasound provides better images than mammogram.
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But a new study suggests that women might benefit from individualized approaches to mammograms rather than from universal guidelines.
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In addition, mammogram screenings will be available for women accompanying their children at the Longwood Shepherd’s Hope Health Center location on July 30, with the Florida Hospital for Women mobile wellness coach.
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Debra Reese, 61, was diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine mammogram in October and treated at MD Anderson in Houston.
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Women should receive letters from their GPs telling them to attend an X-ray test called a mammogram, in a programme run by Public Health England.
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Terri McGregor, 53, of North Bay, Ontario, almost died of metastatic ALCL that caused no symptoms until it was coincidentally diagnosed following her first screening mammogram in 2015.
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Origin and Etymology of mammogram
Latin mamma + English -o- + -gram
MAMMOGRAM Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of mammogram for English Language Learners
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medical : a photograph of a woman's breasts made by X-rays
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of mammogram
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: a photograph of the breasts made by X-rays
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: the procedure for producing a mammogram
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