Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An image of the breast produced by mammography.
- noun The procedure performed to produce such an image.
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- noun An
X-ray picture of thebreasts (mammaries ), used to screen forbreast cancer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast
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Examples
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The decision to have a mammogram is actually more complex than many realize, Schwartz says.
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Because it sounds like the mammogram is already taken care of and the only piece you're asking the patient to remember is the sonogram.
A Team of One aka TBTAM 2008
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It was the Democratic Obama Administration who gave a preview of what government health care would be like with the change in mammogram screening doctrine.
Democrats slam GOP as party of 'fear' in health care debate 2009
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How dare anyone think that a mammogram is not important for women.
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In the Op-Ed, the 71-year-old Heinz-Kerry also said an annual mammogram is vital to a positive prognosis, and made clear she sharply disagreed with a federal panel recommendation last month that women in their 40s should stop routinely having annual mammograms and older women should cut back to one scheduled exam every other year.
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A mammogram is the best method of detecting breast cancer at an early stage and improving rates of survival.
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The decision to get a yearly mammogram is not a societal decision it is a personal decision.
What do you think of the new breast cancer guidelines? « Dating Jesus 2009
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The denser the breast, the more difficult the mammogram is to read, the more likely I am to recommend an ultrasound, she says.
What is the Role for Breast Sonogram? aka TBTAM 2008
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While you don't get the FINAL reading until your doctor calls - it sure beats being told that your mammogram is "shady" and then having to make another appt for an ultrasound/MRI.
What is the Role for Breast Sonogram? aka TBTAM 2008
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When we got the phone call the mammogram came back negative, that was one of the best moments of my life.
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