Mammogram
[mam-uh-gram] /ˈmæm əˌgræm/
noun
1.
an x-ray photograph obtained by mammography.
n.
1937, from mammo- + -gram.
mammogram mam·mo·gram (mām’ə-grām’)
n.
An x-ray image of the breast produced by mammography.
mammogram
(mām’ə-grām’)
An x-ray image of the human breast, used to detect tumors or other abnormalities.
mammography noun (mā-mŏg’rə-fē)
mammogram [(mam-uh-gram)]
An x-ray of the breast, produced by mammography, that is used in screening for breast cancer.
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