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mammogram

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: roentgenogram, X ray, X-ray, X-ray picture, X-ray photograph

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English mammo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English mammogram From mammo- + -gram.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 乳房攝影 /乳房摄影 (rǔfáng shèyǐng) — X-ray picture of the breasts
  • Finnish: mammografiakuva — X-ray picture of the breasts
  • French: mammogramme — X-ray picture of the breasts
  • German: Mammogramm — X-ray picture of the breasts
  • Russian: маммогра́мма (mammográmma) — X-ray picture of the breasts