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

Despite a normal mammogram, her mom received a breast cancer diagnosis after scoring high on the risk assessment test and undergoing more imaging. —Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 23 July 2025

Last summer, the singer, songwriter, and model was diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine mammogram. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025

According to the American Cancer Society, women between the ages of 45 and 54 should get a mammogram every year. —Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

One of the most persistent challenges in breast cancer detection is dense breast tissue, which can obscure tumors on mammograms and delay diagnosis. —Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

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
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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