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mammography

noun

mam·​mog·​ra·​phy ma-ˈmä-grə-fē How to pronounce mammography (audio)
: X-ray examination of the breasts (as for early detection of cancer)
mammographic adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Once mammography was introduced, however, gaps in treatment emerged between Americans who could access the screening and those that couldn’t. Russell Flannery, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Half of all women will experience at least one false positive mammogram over a decade of annual breast cancer screenings using 3D mammography, suggests a study by UC Davis Health. Julie Washington, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022 The building will house 72 exam rooms, 30 consultation rooms, a community center, dental suite with eight exam chairs, an optometry suite, and an imaging suite with X-ray, MRI, mammography and ultrasound machines. Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2022 Some treatments are deemed necessary based on your age or gender, such as a colonoscopy or mammography. Dallas Ducar, STAT, 15 Mar. 2022 Since 1977, when mammography began to be widely used to screen for breast cancer, roughly 1.2 million women have had surgery for low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ. David Ropeik, STAT, 28 Feb. 2022 Recent research suggests there may be a role in the future for thermography, possibly in combination with mammography, but the data on breast cancer shows poor accuracy. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2021 But mammography screenings can also cause doctors to prescribe unnecessary tests and treatments for tumors that would not have progressed or for tumors that would have progressed, but not caused symptoms in a patient's lifetime. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022 Breast: Women should have the option to start screening with mammography once a year, starting at age 40, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Korin Miller, Health.com, 23 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin mamma "breast" + -o- + -graphy — more at mamma

Note: See note at mammogram.

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mammography was in 1937

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