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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However, a woman getting screened annually starting at 40 could expect to be called back to evaluate a suspicious mammogram that turns out to be a false alarm once every 13 years.
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Most health care sharing ministries don’t cover preventive care such as mammograms, colonoscopies and birth control, and some don’t cover mental health care, addiction treatment and other services, Coffman says.
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Even women in their 40s—who are usually covered for routine mammograms—have a false positive rate of roughly 16 percent, according to the University of California San Francisco.
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But starting in 2011, the ACA eliminated co-payments and other out-of-pocket costs for mammograms and 44 other preventive services.
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Screening mammograms are usually a covered benefit with most insurance carriers.
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The American Cancer Society recommends that women have a mammogram every year starting at age 40.
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Thinking the mammogram had ruptured her implants, her doctor removed and replaced them.
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But sometimes this goes a touch too far—as in a scene where the character gets a mammogram.
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Origin and Etymology of mammogram
Latin mamma + English -o- + -gram
MAMMOGRAM Defined for English Language Learners
mammogram
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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
mammogram
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mam·mo·gram
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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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