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have/get a mammogram
have 和 get 均可表示“做检查”。
She had a mammogram last month.
她上个月做了乳房X线照片。
乳房X线照片
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
乳房X线照片
mammogram
She had a mammogram last month.
她上个月做了乳房X线照片。
乳房X光照片,用于筛查乳腺癌。
An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.
The doctor recommended that she get a mammogram every two years.
医生建议她每两年拍一次乳房X线照片。
After the mammogram, the radiologist explained the results to her.
拍完乳房X线照片后，放射科医生向她解释了结果。
Mammograms can detect small lumps before they can be felt.
乳房X线照片能在小肿块被摸到之前发现它们。
have 和 get 均可表示“做检查”。
She had a mammogram last month.
她上个月做了乳房X线照片。
主语为 mammogram 时，常用 show、detect、reveal 等动词。
The mammogram revealed no signs of cancer.
乳房X线照片显示没有癌症迹象。
order 更偏正式医嘱，如 The clinic ordered a mammogram.
The doctor recommended a mammogram for women over 40.
医生建议40岁以上的女性做乳房X线照片。
Not this
I need to do a mammogram next week.
Use this
I need to have a mammogram next week.
mammogram 指检查生成的 X 光照片，是可数名词；表示接受这项检查时英语习惯用 have/get a mammogram，不用 do，因为 do 不能表示“接受检查”。
Not this
My doctor told me to get a mammography every year.
Use this
My doctor told me to get a mammogram every year.
mammography 是不可数名词，指乳房 X 线检查技术或整个检查过程，不能说 a mammography；mammogram 是可数名词，指一次检查得到的 X 光片，也可以指“做一次这项检查”，所以这里用 a mammogram。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
做乳房X线检查
She has a mammogram every two years.
她每两年做一次乳房X线检查。
年度乳房X线检查
Her doctor recommended an annual mammogram after age 40.
她的医生建议她40岁以后每年做一次乳房X线检查。
筛查性乳房X线检查
A screening mammogram can detect breast cancer early.
筛查性乳房X线检查可以早期发现乳腺癌。
乳房X线检查结果
She waited nervously for her mammogram results.
她紧张地等待乳房X线检查结果。
数字乳房X线检查
The clinic now uses a digital mammogram for clearer images.
这家诊所现在使用数字乳房X线检查以获得更清晰的图像。
Use mammogram naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 mamm 联想成 mammary（乳房的），-gram 表示图/记录，合起来就是“乳房X光照片”。这样一联想就记住啦。
语域：neutral 常见场景：医生咨询、体检中心、健康科普 mammogram 是标准医学术语，多用于医疗和健康相关场景，在医生咨询、体检或健康科普中比较常见。日常口语和书面语中都可使用，语气中性，不生硬。
Words ending in -gram (program, diagram, telegram, anagram, epigram) rhyme with mammogram: each is stressed on the first syllable and ends in /ɡræm/. Note that mammoth shares the opening /ˈmæmə/ spelling but not the rhyme: it ends in /θ/, so it sounds different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.