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

His campaign has proposed property tax freeze for seniors, no-cost diagnostic mammograms and less regulation on businesses. — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

The technologist performing an imaging test like a mammogram is trained to take enough, and adequate, pictures for the radiologist to interpret. — Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

An overwhelming 91% said cognitive screening should be as routine as a mammogram or cholesterol test. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 27 July 2026

For example, a woman with a BRCA1 variant can begin mammograms and MRI screening in her twenties or consider preventive surgery. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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
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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