Mammogram
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mammogram is a noun meaning (medicine) An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.
Meaning
(medicine) An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.
Example Sentences
In a country where the equipment to perform mammograms is in short supply, the expertise of these examiners is crucial.
If I had found out in 2010, when I had the mammogram, I would not have wanted preventive surgery because I hoped to have another child, and I wanted to breastfeed again.
An influential group of medical experts, the US Preventive Services Task Force, recommended last week that most women receive a mammogram starting at age 40. […] This is a marked difference from the task force’s previous guidance, which was to start biennial mammograms by age 50.
Word Forms
- mammograms
- mammogramme
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mammography, mammographic, breast, mammograph, mammogramme, mammo.
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