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

The Initiative partnered with churches to organize health fairs and offer screenings for HIV, blood pressure, mammograms and more, according to Alston-Cleveland. —Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026

Her routine mammogram, which was mostly covered by insurance, required a follow-up exam. —Kyle Ingram, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026

Most women gear up for their first annual mammogram at age 40 to screen for breast cancer – but some experts are questioning whether this is too soon and too frequent. —Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026

Root canals and mammograms may make the shortlist, but at the very top is the colonoscopy, a routine procedure in which a doctor uses a long tube with a tiny camera to examine your colon and rectum. —Holly Burns, Time, 6 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
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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