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An X-ray that squeezes the truth out of you before telling it.
means An X-ray image of the breast used to screen for or diagnose tumors and other abnormalities.
from Built from 'mammo-', from Latin 'mamma' meaning breast, plus the familiar suffix '-gram', from Greek 'gramma' meaning something written or recorded — the same ending found in 'telegram' and 'diagram'. The term emerged in the 20th century alongside the medical technology itself, as radiologists needed a word for this specific recorded image, following the pattern of other imaging-era coinages.
- compression force
- up to 40 pounds of pressure, briefly
- detection power
- finds lumps years before you'd feel them
- timing tip
- schedule post-period for less ouch
- dense breasts
- may need ultrasound too, X-rays lie