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.
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Stat! Fewer than 10 percent of women called back for more tests after a mammogram are found to have breast cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The possibly inaccurate mammograms were done at North Shore from March 14, 2022, to March 14, 2024, according to the hospital.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Women getting screened for breast cancer at age 40 is a relatively new development; Last April, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised all women — regardless of family history — to begin getting mammograms at age 40.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Clinics around the United States are starting to offer patients a new service: having their mammograms read not just by a radiologist, but also by an A.I. model.
—Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The possibly inaccurate mammograms were done at North Shore from March 14, 2022, to March 14, 2024, according to the hospital.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Women getting screened for breast cancer at age 40 is a relatively new development; Last April, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised all women — regardless of family history — to begin getting mammograms at age 40.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Clinics around the United States are starting to offer patients a new service: having their mammograms read not just by a radiologist, but also by an A.I. model.
—Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Mammogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mammogram. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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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
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