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
One in eight women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer, and mammograms are vital for early detection.
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
Don't miss these St. Augustine Preparatory Academy's plans to open a K-12 school at the former Cardinal Stritch University campus have run into some unforeseen costs.
Milwaukee's Southside Health Center is halting mammograms and some other preventive health screenings for low-income women.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Munn said she had been diagnosed after a routine mammogram around February 2023.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
But one thing that was surprising — there was no increase in the number of women who never wanted a mammogram at all.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 15 July 2024
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
Don't miss these St. Augustine Preparatory Academy's plans to open a K-12 school at the former Cardinal Stritch University campus have run into some unforeseen costs.
Milwaukee's Southside Health Center is halting mammograms and some other preventive health screenings for low-income women.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Munn said she had been diagnosed after a routine mammogram around February 2023.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
But one thing that was surprising — there was no increase in the number of women who never wanted a mammogram at all.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 15 July 2024
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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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