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

Colden’s first two yearly mammograms were clear. —Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026

Experts liken it to using a mammogram to detect breast cancer. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026

About 10% of the women who get a mammogram in a typical year will get a call to come in for additional testing, with a slightly higher rate for those getting a first mammogram, according to the University of Rochester Medicine. —Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 May 2026

Experts liken it to using a mammogram to detect breast cancer. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 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
• histogram
• hologram
• instagram

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