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

Doctors detected breast arterial calcifications, or BAC, on Preston’s mammogram. —Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026

Her primary care physician reminded her of the importance of annual appointments, especially her mammogram. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026

The flip side Thank you to Sophia at the Women’s Center for Radiology on Orange Avenue for being so kind, encouraging and thorough when performing my recent mammogram. —Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026

In the past few months alone, the FDA has cleared AI tools that can predict five-year breast cancer risk from routine mammograms, analyze lung sounds during virtual visits, and map the outline of organs on MRIs, through tools like Clairity Breast or Tyto Insights. —Essence, 1 Jan. 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