Etymology

mammogram

M3A1M3M3O1G2R1A1M3

Today it means: An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-
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The story

  1. Englishmammo-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  4. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  5. Ancient Greekγράμμα (grámma)
  6. English todaymammogram

From mammo- + -gram.

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