mammogram
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈmæməˌɡræm/
- Specialized
- The doctor scheduled her for a mammogram to check for any signs of breast cancer.
- get a mammogram
- mammogram of the breast
- annual mammogram
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Watch on YouTubeAnother said they found something odd on her mammogram.
- Another said they found something odd on her mammogram.
- So a mammogram or an MRI or an ultrasound are agnostic to the properties of the cancer.
- And so if you listen to the mainstream media or experts, you'll hear things like eat more whole grains, eat more fruit, get a yearly mammogram.
- In fact, every six months I get a mammogram and an ultrasound just to make sure that nothing new has developed.
- People thought that our drive by mammogram mobile was a full truck.
- Cramps, insurance not covering mammograms, and all your friends getting brunch without you.
- And you're still inviting everybody to your pap smears, mammograms.
Examples
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Clinical prevention, colonoscopies, mammograms, things like that are important.
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Be sure to join us later this week when we'll show you the Hot Flashes, a basketball team comprised of women of a certain age, who are taking on the state high school champs, to raise money to help save their local mammogram unit.
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I did get a mammogram last week, so...
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When my doctor told me to get a mammogram, I asked the cost.
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It's been three years since my last mammogram, but I have family history and things, so I'm really excited to do this.
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In fact, every six months I get a mammogram and an ultrasound just to make sure that nothing new has developed.
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More importantly, she hoped women would accept the challenge to schedule their mammogram appointment and then notify the station.
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Please continue to support funding for mammograms as an essential part of women's health care.
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Women in their 40s and older should have mammograms every one or two years.
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Recently, the Malaysian government announced that mammograms for women will be made free to prevent breast cancer.
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Synonyms
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4.3
A medical test that uses X-ray images to check the breasts for lumps or signs of cancer
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3.0
A picture made with X rays that shows the inside of the body
Surface Forms
Morphology
mammogram = mammo + gram
The medical combining forms mean roughly 'breast image/record', which points toward the correct meaning, but the specialized X-ray sense is not fully predictable for average learners.
Etymology
Mammogram comes from the root mamma meaning 'breast' and the ending -gram meaning 'a record' or 'picture', like in telegram. So a mammogram is a 'picture' of the breast used to find disease such as cancer.