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

Its products include mammogram machines, biopsy guiding systems and the tiny metal clips that are left inside the patient to mark where a biopsy was performed. —Annika Inampudi, Fortune, 17 June 2026

The observational study looked at over 200,000 mammograms of women between the ages of 45 and 80 to assess breast cancer detection. —Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Elizabeth soon confirms that Flores still has a mammogram scheduled during the last week of April and a primary care appointment in mid-May, both of which Medi-Cal will cover. —Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026

Less than a year before, Gallo, now 44, had received a clear mammogram and ultrasound. —Abby Roedel, PEOPLE, 5 June 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
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• diagram
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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