mastitis
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English
Etymology
From French mastite, derived from Ancient Greek masto- + -itis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæsˈtaɪtɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
mastitis (countable and uncountable, plural mastitides or mastitises)
- (pathology) Inflammation of a breast.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
inflammation of a breast or udder
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mastitis f (invariable)
Further reading
- “mastitis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mastitis f (plural mastitis)
Further reading
- “mastitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10