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mammogram

mammogram noun: an X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.

Noun

mammogram (plural mammograms)

  1. An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.
    • 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.2023 February 6, Hilary Osborne, “I thought knowing I had the ‘cancer gene’ would cast a shadow over my life. Now I have it, I realise how wrong I was”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    • 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 50.2024 May 8, Katia Hetter, “Mammograms are now recommended starting at age 40. Should you get one?”, in CNN

mammogram meaning in Tamil

mammogram in Tamil

முலை ஊடுகதிர்ப்படம் சோதனை

Forms of mammogram

pluralmammograms
alternative form (rare)mammogramme

Origin of mammogram

From mammo- + -gram.

Words formed from mammogram

Questions about mammogram

What does mammogram mean?
Mammogram means an X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.
What is mammogram in Tamil?
Mammogram in Tamil is முலை ஊடுகதிர்ப்படம் சோதனை. See Mammogram meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mammogram?
Mammogram is a noun.
What is the plural of mammogram?
The plural of mammogram is mammograms.

Words near mammogram in the dictionary

  1. mammocks
  2. mammogenesis
  3. mammogenic
  4. mammoglobin
  5. mammoglobins
  6. mammogram
  7. mammogramme
  8. mammogrammes
  9. mammograms
  10. mammograph
  11. mammographer

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