mammogram

Noun

Meaning

X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

roentgenogram mammography mammographic mammograph breast diagnostic imaging breast imaging breast mammography breast radiography breast x-raying mammography screening breast examination breast screening breast x-ray mammographies breast scan

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Hypernyms

x-ray roentgenogram X-ray photograph x-ray picture

Examples

It's when they had me standing sideways so they could do a scan of my lymph nodes that hurt like a mutha because that required the mammogram machine to compress my shoulder area. Source: Internet

"All of these technologies are being developed or looked at because it seems that we want to have an alternative to the mammogram because of the concerns about compression and some concerns about radiation. Source: Internet

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force currently recommends that all women age 50 to 74 have a biennial screening mammogram. Source: Internet

For instance, if the health care provider recommends a mammogram or colonoscopy, those services will be scheduled for a later time. Source: Internet

Every year, women age 40 and over should have a screening mammogram. Source: Internet

I'll spare the gory details except to say that if you're reading this and you're a woman over 40, go get the mammogram. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mammogenesis mammogenic mammoglobin mammogramme mammograph mammographer