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

Perhaps more importantly, since 1989, one study estimated that mammograms have saved as many as 600,000 lives. —Erik German, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026

In the days leading up to her mammogram appointment, Taylor's nerves kicked in. —Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026

The company has designed an affordable tool that helps women check their breasts for lumps between mammograms and currently offers the product for pre-order on its website. —P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026

These goals are met via mobile mammograms for breast cancer detection, delivering tablets and backpacks to schools, holiday shopping drives for youth in need and more. —Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 12 Feb. 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
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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