mammogram
pronunciation
How to pronounce mammogram in British English:
UK [ˈmæməgræm]
How to pronounce mammogram in American English:
US ['mæməɡræm]
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- Noun:
- X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast
Word Origin
- mammogram (n.)
- 1937, from mammo- + -gram.
Example
- 1. The diagnostic value of cr mammogram and pathology to small breast cancer .
- 2. The four grades of density are shown in these mammogram images .
- 3. Flynn 's aim was to use magnetic nano-particles to develop a less invasive method to detect breast cancer than a typical mammogram . "
- 4. While a mammogram had successfully detected abnormal cells , flynn says that the procedures to detect and treat his wife 's cancer seemed inadequate . "
- 5. It would have caused a lot of scarring on the breast tissue and she would never be able to have another mammogram that worked , " he says .