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mammogram
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mam·mo·gram  (mm-grm)
n.
An x-ray image of the breast produced by mammography.
mammogram  (mm-grm)
An x-ray image of the human breast, used to detect tumors or other abnormalities.
mammography noun (m-mgr-f)
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Noun1.mammogram - X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breastmammogram - X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast
roentgenogram, X-ray photograph, X-ray picture, X ray, X-ray - a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
Translations
mammogram [ˈmæməgræm] N → mamografía f
mammogram [ˈmæməgræm] n → mammographie f
mammogram
n (Med) → Mammogramm nt
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Eighty-four percent of women in the 35 to 49 year age group, which is most affected by the decision, said they had no intention of heeding the panel's advice and would go ahead and have screening mammograms before they reached 50, the USA Today/Gallup poll showed.
US women to ignore new breast exam advice: poll by AFP / AFP American Edition
Eighty-four percent of women in the 35 to 49 year age group, which is most affected by the decision, said they had no intention of heeding the panel's advice and would go ahead and have screening mammograms before they reached 50, the USA Today/Gallup poll showed.
US women to ignore new breast exam advice: poll by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Not all cancers will be detected through screening - some cancers cannot be seen on the screening mammogram, some cancers develop during the time between mammograms and there is a slim chance that in the process of taking and reading the mammogram the cancer will be missed.
Free mammogram screeing at medical congress by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
 
 
 
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