mastitis
noun
mas·ti·tis
ma-ˈstī-təs 
plural mastitides
ma-ˈsti-tə-ˌdēz
: inflammation of the breast or udder usually caused by infection
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During one particularly bad episode, a lump was pressing on my milk ducts, which gave me mastitis.
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Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Dec. 2024
Modi was a new mom in 2016, when her hopes for a seamless breastfeeding journey was upended by mastitis and a raging fever.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
There have been a hundred times more scientific studies written about preventing mastitis in cows than in women.
—Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
That test has like a 90% sensitivity for detecting what’s called subclinical mastitis.
—Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
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Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Dec. 2024
Modi was a new mom in 2016, when her hopes for a seamless breastfeeding journey was upended by mastitis and a raging fever.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
There have been a hundred times more scientific studies written about preventing mastitis in cows than in women.
—Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
That test has like a 90% sensitivity for detecting what’s called subclinical mastitis.
—Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Mastitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mastitis. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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mastitis
noun
mas·ti·tis
ma-ˈstīt-əs
plural mastitides
-ˈtit-ə-ˌdēz
: inflammation of the mammary gland or udder usually caused by infection
called also mammitis
see blue bag, bovine mastitis, garget, summer mastitisLove words? Need even more definitions?
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