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 former Good Morning America host originally turned down the on-air mammogram that saved her life. —Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

The rate of Black women in Florida who received a mammogram in the past two years in Florida was 85 per 100,000, compared with 81 for Hispanic women and 79 for white women, according to the report. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026

The headline recommendation is that all average-risk women ages 50 to 74 should get a screening mammogram every two years. —Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026

The American Cancer Society recommends women ages 45 to 54 get mammograms every year. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 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
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• diagram
• diaphragm
• epigram
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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