mammogram
/mˈæmoʊɡɹˌæm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.49 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "In a country where the equipment to perform mammograms is in short supply, the expertise of these examiners is crucial."
Etymology
Etymology tree English mammo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English mammogram From mammo- + -gram.
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Derived Forms
Phrases
breast thermography
Frequently Paired Words
mammography
breast thermography